工和,工合:Gung Ho

工和:Gung Ho

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Gung ho is a slang term in American English used to mean "enthusiastic" or "dedicated" originally used in Marine slang.
The term was picked up by United States Marine Corps Major Evans Carlson from his New Zealand friend, Rewi Alley, one of the founders of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Carlson explained in a 1943 interview: "I was trying to build up the same sort of working spirit I had seen in China where all the soldiers dedicated themselves to one idea and worked together to put that idea over. I told the boys about it again and again. I told them of the motto of the Chinese Cooperatives, Gung Ho. It means Work Together-Work in Harmony...."
"Gung ho" is an anglicised pronunciation of "gōng hé" (工合), the shortened version and slogan of the "gōngyè hézuòshè" (工業合作社) or Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, which was abbreviated as INDUSCO in English.
「【語源】1930年代に中国大使館付武官だった海兵隊の Evans F. Carlson 中佐(1896-1947)が、中国語の「工和(中国の小規模な工業共同組合の呼び名の頭文字で、工業共同組合運動推進のスローガンとなったもの)」に感銘を受け、第二次世界大戦が始まると自分の部隊("Carlson's Raiders" と呼ばれた)のモットーとして採用したもの。1942年には海兵隊全体に広まっていった。

  • Every time we talk about it, she's been gung-ho.
  • He is so gung-ho American, he'd be proud of anything I do.

出典:英辞郎