boondocks的词源

英文词源

boondocks (n.)

1910s, from Tagalog bundok "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines for "remote and wild place." Reinforced or re-adopted during World War II. Hence, also boondockers "shoes suited for rough terrain," originally (1944) U.S. services slang word for field boots.

中文词源

boondocks：偏僻地区

来自菲律宾的一种本土语言，指山区。由美国驻菲士兵带入美国。

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