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ringleader (n.)
[ringleader 词源字典]
c. 1500, from Middle English phrase
to lead the ring
(mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See
ring
(n.1) +
lead
(v.1).
[ringleader etymology, ringleader origin, 英语词源]