four score and seven years ago

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von four score and seven years ago im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

As an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important

Silbentrennung

four score and sev·en years a·go

Türkische aussprache

fôr skôr ınd sevın yırz ıgō

Aussprache

/ˈfôr ˈskôr ənd ˈsevən yərz əˈgō/ /ˈfɔːr ˈskɔːr ənd ˈsɛvən jɜrz əˈɡoʊ/

Etymologie

() In Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, he used this (at the time) commonplace measure of score, meaning "20 years". In modern language, it would be simply "87 years ago". However, the widespread notoriety of Lincoln's address, the unusual wording and its status as the first words of the speech have caused the phrase to enter the public consciousness.