英语词汇johnny-come-lately的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	johnny-come-lately
词源	Johnny-come-lately. Back in the early 1800s, British sailors called any new or inexperienced hand Johnny Newcomer. American sailors apparently adopted the expression, changing it to Johnny Comelately. The first recorded mention of the term—in an 1839 novel set on the high seas—uses it in this form in referring to a young recruit. The expression soon came to describe newcomers in all walks of life, changing a little more to the familiar Johnny-come-lately.
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