单词 | geezer |
释义 | geezer['gi:zə]n. 怪人, 古怪老头 geezer gee.zer AHD: [g¶“z…r] D.J. [6gi8z*]K.K. [6giz+]n.(名词)An eccentric old man.See Usage Note at adage 奇怪的老人参见 adage语源:1. Probably alteration of dialectal guiser [masquerader] 可能为 方言 guiser的变化 [假面舞会] 2. from Middle English gysar 源自 中古英语 gysar 3. from gysen [to dress] 源自 gysen [穿] 4. from gyse, guise [fashion] * see guise 源自 gyse, guise [服装] *参见 guise注释:A relationship with a word we know well is disguised in the wordgeezer. A clue to this relationship is found in British dialect.TheEnglish Dialect Dictionary defines geezer as “a queer character, a strangely-acting person,” and refers the reader toguiser, “a mummer, masquerader.” The citations forguiser refer to practices such as the following: “People, usually children . . . go about on Christmas Eve, singing, wearing masks, or otherwise disguised,”the last word of this passage being the one to whichgeezer is related. 我们非常了解的与一个单词的联系即在于单词geezer 。 这种联系的线索发现于英国方言中。英语方言辞典 定义 geezer 为“一个奇怪的人,一个行为怪异的人”, 并且让读者参考guiser, “化妆舞会,假面舞会”。 guiser 的例句指出了一些活动, 例如:“大人,通常是孩子…戴着面具或以其他化妆方式在圣诞前夜走出去唱歌。”这段文章的最后一个单词即是geezer 与之有关的那一个 |
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