英语词汇pound of flesh的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pound of flesh
词源	pound of flesh. Shakespeare apparently invented this term for vengeance in the Merchant of Venice where he has Shylock lend money to Antonio on the condition that if he doesn’t repay it in time Shylock will take a pound of his flesh. If the Bard didn’t in- vent the expression, he certainly was the first to popularize it.
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