英文裡有個up the ante的成語,乍看常會不知是什麼意思。其實這個詞和賭博(gambling)有關,特別是玩撲克牌時,當你up the ante時,實際即increase the bet(增加賭注)。字典對up the ante一詞的解釋是:If you up the ante, you increase the value of something, but there is an element of risk involved since the term comes from gambling where it means to increase the stake.(如果你加碼,即增加某一東西的價值,但有冒險成分在內,因此一用語源於賭博,在那兒作增加賭注