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cherry-pick (v.)
[cherry-pick 词源字典]
"to select the very best selfishly," 1959 (implied in
cherry-picking
), American English ("Billboard"), a pejorative figurative sense,from
cherry
(n.) +
pick
(v.). Related:
Cherry-picked
.
[cherry-pick etymology, cherry-pick origin, 英语词源]