running dog的词源

英文词源

running (adj.): present participle adjective from run (v.). Running mate originally was a horse entered in a race to set the pace for another from the same stable who was intended to win (1865); U.S. vice-presidential sense is recorded from 1888. Running dog first recorded 1937, from Chinese and North Korean communist phrases used to describe supposed imperialist lackeys, such as Mandarin zou gou "running dog," on the notion of a dog that runs at its master's command. Running board first attested 1817, in reference to ships and boats; 1907 of cars and trucks.

中国式英语贴切地表达了一种见利忘义、供人驱使的“下三烂”。无从考证，最先运用这个词的是中国人，还是英国人；重要的是，英语世界接纳了“走狗”，并以汉语的思维抚育这个“外来词”。接纳词汇的同时，无形中也接受了中国人的价值观。

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