last-ditch

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Final, as a last resort; done in desperation. idiomatic
    — a last-ditch attack

词形变化

last ditch alternative

词源

Popularized and given its current sense through an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: "No, I mean to die in the last ditch."
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