schmooze
英 [?mu?z]
美[?muz]
- n. 閑談，聊天；扯皮，搬弄是非
- vi. 閑談；拍馬屁，扯關系
詞態變化
名詞:?schmoozer;
中文詞源
schmooze 閑聊
來自依地語 shmues,閑聊，來自希伯來語 shemu'oth,謠言，傳聞，來自 shamua,聽到的，聽聞 的，來自 shama',去聽，聽見，詞源同人名 Simon,西蒙，字面意思為傾聽。
英文詞源
- schmooze
- schmooze: [19] To ‘schmooze’ is to chat or gossip. The word came into colloquial American English towards the end of the 19th century from Yiddish shmuesn ‘to talk, chat’, which in turn was based on Hebrew shemū’ah ‘rumour’.
- schmooze (v.)
- also shmooze, "to chat intimately," 1897, from Yiddish shmuesn "to chat," from shmues "idle talk, chat," from Hebrew shemu'oth "news, rumors." As a noun from 1939. Related: Schmoozed; schmoozing. Schmoozer is from 1909.
雙語例句
- 1. But how well you network often depends on how well you schmooze.
- 但是一般來說,你的關系網完美與否是由你是否會交際決定的.
來自互聯網
- 2. I love to schmooze on the phone with my friends.
- 我很喜歡跟朋友在電話上閑談.
來自互聯網