Hustings belongs to elections, especially in Britain and places that follow British political talk. If a politician is on the hustings, they are out trying to win votes: making speeches, answering questions, moving from town to town. The word names that whole campaigning process, not a single speech.

Hustings競選拉票 belongs to elections是選舉場合會用到的字, especially in Britain and places that follow British political talk特別是在英國,以及跟隨英式政治用語的地方。 If a politician is on the hustings如果一個政治人物 on the hustings, they are out trying to win votes就是在外面努力拉票: making speeches發表演說, answering questions回答問題, moving from town to town從一個城鎮跑到另一個城鎮。 The word names that whole campaigning process這個字指的是整個競選過程, not a single speech而不是單一一場演講。

Long ago a husting was a raised platform where people spoke. The plural hustings became the usual word, and later people treated that plural as one thing — the hustings.

Long ago很久以前, a husting was a raised platform where people spokehusting 是一個讓人站上去演講的高台。 The plural hustings became the usual word複數形式 hustings 後來變成了常用的字, and later people treated that plural as one thing後來大家把這個複數當成單一個整體來看待 — the hustings——就是 the hustings 這個詞。

It is not everyday American English; there people say the campaign trail. British newspapers still use it. It sounds a little official and a little old.

It is not everyday American English這在美式英語裡不是日常用語; there people say the campaign trail在美國,人們會說 the campaign trail。 British newspapers still use it英國報紙仍然會用它。 It sounds a little official and a little old它聽起來有點公文腔,也有點老派。

It has nothing to do with hustle.

It has nothing to do with hustle它跟 hustle 一點關係都沒有。