- cherchez la femme
[cherchez la femme 词源字典]
- French, literally "seek the woman," on the notion that a woman is the cause for whatever crime has been committed, first used by Alexandre Dumas père in "Les Mohicans de Paris" (1864) in the form cherchons la femme. French chercher is from Latin circare, in Late Latin "to wander hither and thither," from circus "circle" (see circus).[cherchez la femme etymology, cherchez la femme origin, 英语词源]