bandwagon的词源

英文词源

bandwagon (n.)

also band-wagon, 1855, American English, from band (n.2) + wagon, originally a large wagon used to carry the band in a circus procession; as these also figured in celebrations of successful political campaigns, being on the bandwagon came to represent "attaching oneself to anything that looks likely to succeed," a usage first attested 1899 in writings of Theodore Roosevelt.

中文词源

bandwagon：时尚

band, 乐队。wagon, 马车。指19世纪流动的音乐家或演艺团队各地巡演，通常引起轰动。

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