词族 · sawbuck
词形变化
英语词源
- sawbuck (n.)
- "ten-dollar bill," American English slang, 1850, from resemblance of X (Roman numeral 10) to the ends of a sawhorse. Sawbuck in the sense of "sawhorse" is attested only from 1862 but presumably is older (see saw (n.1)).
权威例句
- 1. Can you lend me a sawbuck till Friday?
- 你能借给我十美元 吗 ?我周五还.