long shot
n.
in the figurative sense of "something unlikely," 1867, from long, adj. + shot, n.. The notion is of a shot at a target from a great distance, thus difficult to make. Cinematic sense is from 1922.
| 词汇 | long shot | 
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary long shot n. in the figurative sense of "something unlikely," 1867, from long, adj. + shot, n.. The notion is of a shot at a target from a great distance, thus difficult to make. Cinematic sense is from 1922. | 
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