gig

英 [g?g] 美[ɡ?ɡ]

擴展詞匯中低頻詞

復數:?gigs;

gig 單馬雙輪輕便馬車，現場演奏會

1.馬車，來自gig古義，旋轉，詞源同gigolo, whirligig. 引申義輕便馬車，因其顛簸而得名，參照cab, 來自caper, 山羊。

2.現場演奏會，來自爵士樂行話，縮寫自engagement, 卷入，參與。俚語指工作。

gig (n.1): "light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
gig (n.2): "job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.

1. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.: 我要在布里斯托爾組織一場義演來募集這些資金。

4. In 1999, DOD put forward a tentative plan of building global information grid ( GIG ).: 1999年, 美國防部提出了建設全球信息柵格 ( globalinformationgrid,GIG ) 的設想.

5. The two bands join forces for a gig at the Sheffield Arena on November 28.: 11月28日，這兩支樂隊將攜手在謝菲爾德劇場舉辦一場演唱會。