该词源于斗鸡(cockfight),原指给斗鸡(fighting cock)的脚上缚有距铁(equipped with spurs at its heels),以后转喻“带着枪的”(armed with a gun),“有很多武器的”(well provided with weapons),到19世纪末开始用于今义“有钱的”(well provided with money)或“富裕的”(well off),并一直沿用至今,因为人们认为有钱比有枪更安全。
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1、 Even for well-heeled aliens,that might be burdensome.