juggins理想家；空想家

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

An idealist．Ernest Benzon，a wealthy playboy，was dubbed“Jubilee Juggins”because he foolishly squandered his entire fortune—a quarter of a million pounds—within two years after beginning to bet at the track during Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1887．One story claims that the nickname“Silly Juggins”also attached itself to him．Juggins，however，was synonymous with“simpleton”long before Jubilee Juggins．Possibly it is a diminutive of Jug，a sixteenth—century pet name for Judith，Jane，or Joan．Jugs，Judiths，Janes，or Joans were often maidservants or barmaids at the time，and most servants of the day were considered dull and stupid，at least by their masters．

此词意义如上所示。有钱的花花公子Ernest Benzon被称为“喜庆日傻瓜”，因为他在1887年维多利亚女王的周年喜庆期间，开始对径赛运动打赌。在此后的两年内，他愚蠢地输掉了他的所有财产——25万英镑。有一种说法称，他也被诨称为“傻瓜”。但是，Jttggins在“喜庆日傻瓜”前早就与“傻瓜”同义。它可能源于16世纪对Judith、Jane或Joan的爱称Jug。在那时，Jugs，Judiths，Janes或Joans通常是女仆或酒吧女侍。那时的大多数仆人被认为是愚笨的，至少她们的主人是这样认为的。