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hardball (n.)
[hardball 词源字典]
1883 as the name of a game, from
hard
(adj.) +
ball
(n.1). The figurative sense of "tough, uncompromising behavior" is from 1973.
[hardball etymology, hardball origin, 英语词源]
[hardball 词源字典]