jilt
英 [d??lt]
美[d??lt]
- vt. 拋棄（情人）
- n. 拋棄情人者（尤指女子）
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?jilts;過去式:?jilted;過去分詞:?jilted;現在分詞:?jilting;
中文詞源
jilt 拋棄，甩掉
詞源不詳，可能來自Jill,常見女性名字，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).
雙語例句
- 1. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably.
- 他是個有趣的家伙, 他會用很體面的辦法把你遺棄.
來自辭典例句