[字彙] wildcatter (n) 金融投機客

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"野貓" 跟 "金融投機" 有什麼關係呢? 聽了這篇就知道! 把空間轉到 miroko 去了， (跟寫我們是 Taiwan, Province of China 的 Mediafire 說掰掰) 也換了 dewplayer 的外型，希望大家會喜歡! http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26814428 The Word of the Day for August 10, 2010 is: wildcatter \WYLDE-katt-er\ noun 1 : one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field *2 : one that promotes unsafe and unreliable enterprises; especially : one that sells stocks in such enterprises Example Sentence: The feature story is about a husband-and-wife team who made their billions as property wildcatters in the real estate bubble. Did you know? Messing with a wildcat, such as a lynx, can be a pretty risky undertaking, but ferocious felines played only an indirect role in the development of the word "wildcatter." That term has been used in English since the late 19th century, along with the verb "wildcat," which refers to the risky practice of drilling experimental oil wells in territory not known to produce oil. English-speakers associated "wildcat" with risk-taking ventures after a number of U.S. banks fraudulently issued banknotes with little or no capital to back them up. Supposedly, the banknotes issued by one particular bank bore the image of a panther or, as it was known locally, a "wildcat," and it was those risky notes that led to the financial risk-taking senses of "wildcat" and "wildcatter." *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- mess with (v) 和...有牽連 undertaking (n) 艱鉅的任務 (difficult task) ferocious (a) 兇猛的 feline (n) 貓 (canine 狗；equine 馬) supposedly (adv) 據說 banknote (n) 鈔票 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.175.59

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