单词 | irish bull |
释义 | Irish bull in British Englishnoun a ludicrously illogical statement See also bull2Irish bull in American English bull3 Irish bull in American Englishnoun a paradoxical statement that appears at first to make sense. Example: He's the kind of guy who looks you right in the eye as he stabs you in the back Word origin [1795–1805]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, crunch, mannerism, mirage, unilateral |
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