- vt. 拋棄(情人)
- n. 拋棄情人者(尤指女子)
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?jilts;過(guò)去式:?jilted;過(guò)去分詞:?jilted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?jilting;
中文詞源
jilt 拋棄,甩掉詞源不詳,可能來(lái)自Jill,常見(jiàn)女性名字,詞義貶義化,用于指蕩婦,浪蕩女子,妓女,玩弄男人的女人,后引申詞義拋棄,甩掉。
英文詞源
- jilt (v.)
- "to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick," 1660s, from the same source as jilt (n.). Related: Jilted; jilting.
- jilt (n.)
- 1670s, "loose, unchaste woman; harlot;" also "woman who gives hope then dashes it," perhaps ultimately from Middle English gille "lass, wench," a familiar or contemptuous term for a woman or girl (mid-15c.), originally a shortened form of woman's name Gillian (see Jill).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably.
- 他是個(gè)有趣的家伙, 他會(huì)用很體面的辦法把你遺棄.
來(lái)自辭典例句