| 词汇 | muckraker |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： "one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders," popularized 1906 in speech by President Theodore Roosevelt, in allusion to character in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (1684) who seeks worldly gain by raking filth."The men with the muck-rakes are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck." [T. Roosevelt, quoted in "Cincinnati Enquirer," April 15, 1906.] Related: Muckraking. |
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