monty
/ˈmɒntɪ/noun
(用于短语the full monty)
- Brit. informal the full amount expected, desired, or possible〈英, 非正式〉所有必要(或期望、可能)之物, 全套:
they'll do the full monty for a few thousand each.
每人给几千他们就会什么都干。
词源
of unknown origin; the phrase is only recorded recently. Among various (unsubstantiated) theories, one cites the phrase the full Montague Burton, apparently meaning 'Sunday-best three-piece suit' (from the name of a tailor of made-to-measure clothing in the early 20th cent.); another recounts the possibility of a military usage, the full monty being 'the full cooked English breakfast' insisted upon by Field Marshal Montgomery.