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far-fetched (adj.)
[far-fetched 词源字典]
also
far fetched
,
farfetched
, 1560s, "brought from afar," from
far
(adv.) + past participle of
fetch
(v.). An earlier form was
far fet
(1530s). Figurative sense is from c. 1600.
[far-fetched etymology, far-fetched origin, 英语词源]