| 词条 | Scofflaw |
| 释义 |
Scofflaw is a noun coined during the Prohibition era to mean a person who drinks illegally. It is a compound of the words scoff and law. Its original meaning was someone who mocks or ridicules anti-drinking laws, but has extended to mean one who flouts any law, especially those difficult to enforce, and particularly traffic laws. Etymology"Scofflaw" was the winning entry of a nationwide competition to create a new word for "the lawless drinker," with a prize of $200 in gold, sponsored by Delcevare King, a banker and enthusiastic supporter of Prohibition, in 1923.[1] Two separate entrants, Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler, submitted the word, and split the $200 prize equally. Scofflaw was deemed the best and most suitable out of over 25,000 entries.[2] The word was from the outset frequently used until the eventual repeal of Prohibition in 1933. It experienced a revival in the 1950s, as a term for anyone who displays disdain for laws difficult to enforce. The word itself remains a symbol of the Prohibition era. Use"The Scofflaw" is the name of the 99th episode of Seinfeld. The second part of the three-part documentary Prohibition is titled A Nation of Scofflaws and documents the origin and use of the word.[2] A New York Times investigation into the ship Dona Liberta is titled Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship.[3] The actor Telly Savalas was convicted of littering in the 1970s and was given the epithet "scofflaw" in many news reports. References1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/22/delcevare-king-banker-89-dead.html?_r=0 2. ^1 {{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/ |title= Ken Burns: Prohibition |work= PBS |accessdate=July 28, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/world/stowaway-crime-scofflaw-ship.html|title=Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship|date=19 July 2015|work=The New York Times}} External links
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