dud的词源

英文词源

dud (n.)

c. 1825, "person in ragged clothing," from duds (q.v.). Sense extended by 1897 to "counterfeit thing," and 1908 to "useless, inefficient person or thing." This led naturally in World War I to "shell which fails to explode," and thence to "expensive failure."

中文词源

dud：废物，不中用的

俚语，原义为破布。引申词义废物，哑弹，不中用的等诸多词义。

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