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词汇 lover's leap
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Definition of lover's leap in English:

lover's leap

noun
  • 1(The name of) a place, often a height or precipice, commemorated in local lore as a site from which lovers are said to leap despairingly to their death.

  • 2The leap made by a despairing lover; also in extended use, as of a matrimonial venture.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Joseph Addison (1672–1719), writer and politician.

Definition of lover's leap in US English:

lover's leap

noun
  • 1(The name of) a place, often a height or precipice, commemorated in local lore as a site from which lovers are said to leap despairingly to their death.

  • 2The leap made by a despairing lover; also in extended use, as of a matrimonial venture.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Joseph Addison (1672–1719), writer and politician.

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