| 单词 | square one |
| 释义 | square one in American English the point from which someone or something started : usually in the phrase back to (or at) square oneWord origin in allusion to the penalty in certain board games of returning to the first squaresquare one in American Englishnoun a starting point; initial stage or step If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one Word origin [1955–60; alluding to board games in which a player is penalized by being forced toreturn to the starting point]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, softwareExamples of 'square one' in a sentence |
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