"self-igniting cigar or match," 1839 (but presumably older), American English, of unknown origin, perhaps from a misapprehension of the meaning of the first element of locomotive as "self-" + Spanish fuego "fire." During one heated political meeting in N.Y., the lights went out and the delegates used such matches to relight them, thence the name loco-foco entered U.S. political jargon (1837), usually applied to a radical faction of the Democratic Party, but by the Whigs applied to all Democrats.
双语例句
1. Flight is the form of loco-motion that puts the greatest demands on muscles.
飞行是对肌肉要求最高的运动形式。
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2. After that, it became harder and harder to in loco parentisparentis.
从此之后, 为“代替父母”辩护变得越来越艰难了.
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3. We had to punish this child in loco parentis.
我们必须代替家长来惩罚这个孩子.
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4. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.
肯塔基州高等法院决定让“代替父母”辩护.
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5. Click on the loco, and the drivers head appears.
