left in the lurchWiktionary 原文英美词源链中古法语Middle French约 14–16 世纪↓ 派生英语Englishleft in the lurch词源说明From the Middle French board game of lourche (“lurch”). Players suffered a lurch if they were left in a hopeless position which rendered victory impossible.释义形容词adjective1Stranded in a difficult and helpless position.