ringleader的词源

英文词源

ringleader (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1500, from Middle English phrase to lead the ring (mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See ring (n.1) + lead (v.1).

中文词源

ringleader:罪魁,元凶

ring,马戏场,leader,领班,老板。字面意思即马戏场老板,比喻用法。

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