Old English mygg, mycg "gnat," from Proto-Germanic *mugjon (cognates: Swedish mygga, Old Saxon muggia, Middle Dutch mugghe, Dutch mug, Old High German mucka, German Mücke "midge, gnat"). No certain cognates beyond Germanic, unless doubtful Armenian mun "gnat" and Albanian mize "gnat" are counted. But Watkins, Klein and others suggest an imitative root used for various humming insects and a relationship to Latin musca (see mosquito). Meaning "diminutive person" is from 1796.
雙語例句
1. Midge clapped her hands, calling them back to order.
米奇拍手示意他們安靜下來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Reggie reacted with the same affronted horror Midge had felt.
雷吉的反應(yīng)是又羞憤又害怕，和米奇的感覺一樣。
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3. Midge couldn't quite put her finger on the reason.
米吉還不能十分確定原因何在。
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4. Midge's forehead furrowed as she saw that several were drinking.
米奇看到幾個人正在喝酒時皺起了眉頭。
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5. "I was thinking I might do a lemon cream sauce and baked potatoes." "Splendid!" Midge applauded.