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.
| 词汇 | windfall |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary 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. |
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