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单词 forlorn hope
释义
forlorn hope
n.
1. An arduous or nearly hopeless undertaking.
2. An advance guard of troops sent on a hazardous mission.

[By folk etymology from Dutch verloren hoop, advance guard : verloren, past participle of verliezen, to lose; see leu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + hoop, troop.]
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