Big Apple

短语

n. 美国纽约城

发音

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词形变化

the Big Apple

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.

词源

Popularized by John J. Fitz Gerald in horse-racing articles in the 1920s - an apple being a treat for a horse, and New York being a prize location for horse-racing at the time. From usage among African American stable hands. See the Wikipedia article. The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There's only one Big Apple. That's New York.

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