tenderloin的词源

英文词源

tenderloin (n.)

1828, "tender part of a loin of pork or beef," from tender (adj.) + loin. The slang meaning "police district noted for vice" appeared first 1887 in New York, on the notion of the neighborhood of the chief theaters, restaurants, etc., being the "juciest cut" for graft and blackmail.

中文词源

tenderloin：嫩腰肉

tender,嫩的，loin,后腰。

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