| 单词 | indian gift |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian gift Indian gift n. a present given with the expectation of receiving an equivalent in return; (now chiefly) a present given and then demanded back.Now chiefly depreciative and often considered offensive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > for which return expected Indian gift1765 1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) 469 (note) An Indian gift is a proverbial expression, signifying a present for which an equivalent return is expected. 1791 J. Ingraham Jrnl. 10 Aug. in Jrnl. Brigantine Hope (1971) 130 I have often heard when a person gave anything away with an expectation of a return it was termed an Indian gift. a1851 L. Woodbury Writings (1852) I. 200 If they take your gifts, they will prove like Indian gifts, for which you will exact, in return, much more in amount. 1879 B. F. Taylor Summer-savory xxvi. 207 She is glad it [sc. the check] is an ‘Indian gift’, that the conductor did not present it to her outright. 1940 M. Lowry Let. 27 July in Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 341 Whether or not what I might have accomplished was in the nature of an Indian gift to either of you I wasn't so sure. 1997 Wicazo Sa Rev. 12 195 Indian gift, originally an expression signifying a present for which an equivalent is expected, was corrupted to mean (as it does today), a gift that is taken back. < as lemmas |
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