hightail的词源

英文词源

high-tail (v.)

also hightail "move quickly," attested by 1890, U.S. slang from cattle ranches (animals fleeing with elevated tails); from high (adj.) + tail (n.). Related: Hightailed; hightailing.

中文词源

hightail：迅速离开

high,高，tail,尾巴。原形容兔子或猫，狗等动物逃跑时尾巴高高竖起，后引申词义迅速离开。

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