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Windfall Fall Windfɔ:L N 风吹落的果实;意外的好运 英 N.风吹落的果实(Fall En

单词 windfall
音标 ['windfɔ:l]
解释 n. 风吹落的果实;意外的好运
红宝书 【英】 n.风吹落的果实(fall en fruit);意外的好运( unexpected lucky event)
字源 windfall (n.)
mid-15c., from wind (n.1) + fall (n.1). Originally literal, in reference to wood or fruit blown down by the wind, and thus free to all. Figurative sense of "unexpected acquisition" is recorded from 1540s.
不择手段背单词 无
趣味全助记 【记】wind fall 风吹落的果实

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