单词pollice-verso
网络: 大拇指朝下；角斗士
This is derived from the imprecise translation of the Latin term pollice verso (with a turned thumb) as "with the thumb turned down" .
这种说法其实是人们把拉丁语中的polliceverso（伸出拇指）误译成“拇指朝下”造成的。