odds的词源

英文词源

odds (n.)

in wagering sense, found first in Shakespeare ("2 Henry IV," 1597), probably from earlier sense of "amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another" (1540s), from odd (q.v.), though the sense evolution is uncertain. Until 19c. treated as a singular, though obviously a plural (compare news).

中文词源

odds：赔率，机会，可能性

来自odd,偶然发生的，此处形容词做名词，-s,复数后缀。原用于赌博赔率，引申词义机会，可能性。

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