mug

英 [m?g] 美[m?ɡ]

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復(fù)數(shù):?mugs;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?mugs;過(guò)去式:?mugged;過(guò)去分詞:?mugged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?mugging;

1. 馬克杯應(yīng)該就是由這個(gè)單詞音譯過(guò)來(lái)的。

mug 大杯，缸子，馬克杯，丑臉，搶劫

原指一種陶土燒制的杯子或碗，罐子，詞源不詳。后用于俚語(yǔ)丑陋的臉，即杯子上反射出來(lái) 的變形的臉。后用于指扇巴掌，掌摑，即把臉打變形，引申詞義搶劫。

mug (n.1): "drinking vessel," 1560s, "bowl, pot, jug," of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish mugg "mug, jug," Norwegian mugge "pitcher, open can for warm drinks"), or Low German mokke, mukke "mug," also of unknown origin.
mug (n.2): "a person's face," 1708, possibly from mug (n.1), on notion of drinking mugs shaped like grotesque faces. Sense of "portrait or photograph in police records (as in mug shot, 1950) had emerged by 1887. Hence, also, "a person" (especially "a criminal"), 1890.
mug (v.1): "to beat up," 1818, originally "to strike the face" (in pugilism), from mug (n.2). The general meaning "attack" is first attested 1846, and "attack to rob" is from 1864. Perhaps influenced by thieves' slang mug "dupe, fool, sucker" (1851). Related: Mugged; mugging.
mug (v.2): "make exaggerated facial expressions," 1855, originally theatrical slang, from mug (n.2). Related: Mugged; mugging.

4. She sipped from her coffee mug, watching him over the rim.: 她端著咖啡杯小口地喝著，目光越過(guò)杯沿注視著他。