last hurrah的词源

英文词源

last (adj., adv.)

"following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late). Cognate with Old Frisian lest, Dutch laatst, Old High German laggost, German letzt. Meaning "most recent" is from c. 1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c. 1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1650s. A dying person's last words so called by 1740. As an adjective, last-minute attested from 1913. Last-chance (adj.) is from 1962.

中文词源

last hurrah：最后的努力（或尝试）；最后的一搏

源出美国作家奥康纳（Edwin O'Connor）所著的小说《最后的欢呼》（The Last Hurrah）。该书描写一位长期担任市长的美籍爱尔兰政治家弗兰克·斯克芬顿(Frank Skeffington)政治生涯的最后几年。他在73岁时还为连任市长进行最后一次努力。1958年这部小说还被搬上荧幕，使last hurrah这一用语得以广为流传。它一般多用于喻指“最后的努力（或尝试）”，“最后的拼搏”。

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