1650s, "snigger," imitative (compare snicker). As imitative of a sound made by a horse, from 1753. As the sound of something beating the air, from 1920. Related: Whickered; whickering.
雙語例句
1. TV globe-trotter Alan Whicker was nearly burned alive by an angry mob in Egypt.
滿世界跑新聞的電視記者艾倫·威克在埃及差點(diǎn)兒被一群憤怒的暴徒活活燒死。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The little boy was frightened by Dobbin's whicker.
那小男孩被Dobbin的嘶鳴聲嚇住了.
來自辭典例句
3. The little boy was frightened by the horse's whicker.