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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
趣味全助记 【记】wind fall 风吹落的果实

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