英语词汇“Murderers' Row”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Murderers' Row

/ˌməːd(ə)rəz ˈrəʊ/

(also Murderers Row, Murderer's Row) originally and chiefly US

noun

1 Police slang and Prison slang. A row of prison cells in which condemned murderers or other violent criminals are held (originally that in the Tombs prison, New York City).

2 Baseball slang. A group of powerful hitters batting in succession for a particular team (most notably the New York Yankees of the 1920s).

E. J. Nichols Baseball Terminol. (1939) refers to an occurrence of the term in 1858 (Spalding Collection, N.Y. Public Library). This occurrence has not been found..

3In extended use: an elite or notorious group.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New York Herald. From the genitive plural of murderer + row.

单词	Murderers' Row
释义	Murderers' Row /ˌməːd(ə)rəz ˈrəʊ/ (also Murderers Row, Murderer's Row) originally and chiefly US noun 1 Police slang and Prison slang. A row of prison cells in which condemned murderers or other violent criminals are held (originally that in the Tombs prison, New York City). 2 Baseball slang. A group of powerful hitters batting in succession for a particular team (most notably the New York Yankees of the 1920s). E. J. Nichols Baseball Terminol. (1939) refers to an occurrence of the term in 1858 (Spalding Collection, N.Y. Public Library). This occurrence has not been found.. 3In extended use: an elite or notorious group. Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New York Herald. From the genitive plural of murderer + row.
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