bulldoze的词源

英文词源

bulldoze (v.)

by 1880, from an earlier noun, bulldose "a severe beating or lashing" (1876), literally "a dose fit for a bull," a slang word referring to the intimidation beating of black voters (by either blacks or whites) in the chaotic 1876 U.S. presidential election. See bull (n.1) + dose (n.). Related: Bulldozed; bulldozing.

中文词源

bulldoze：铲平，强迫

bull, 牛。doze, 给予，见donate，捐赠，给予。即给不听话的牛一顿打。

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