來(lái)自wham,擊，打，砰的聲音，引申義晦氣的。同時(shí)見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)double whammy,來(lái)自兒童漫畫，“shoot a whammy”就是給某人下咒，double whammy就是下兩個(gè)咒。
英文詞源
whammy (n.)
often double whammy, "hex, evil eye," 1932, of unknown origin, popularized 1941 in Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner," where it was the specialty of Evil-Eye Fleegle.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment.
我們目前正遭受到了接二連三的打擊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts.
自從這任政府上臺(tái)以來(lái)，我們又是增稅又是減少補(bǔ)貼，倒了雙倍的霉。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Then, the scene of a double whammy - their car broke down again.
然后, 一個(gè)場(chǎng)景的雙重打擊 - 他們的車壞了.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. This double - whammy drives prices in a direction unfavourable to the customer.