molehill的词源

英文词源

molehill (n.)

also mole-hill, mid-15c., from mole (n.2) + hill (n.).

To much amplifying thinges yt. be but small, makyng mountaines of Molehils. [John Foxe, "Acts and Monuments," 1570]

中文词源

molehill：鼹丘

mole,鼹鼠，hill,小山。比喻用法。

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