- n.
- 旋转物,轻便双轮马车,赛艇,鱼叉,记过,爵士乐演奏会
- vi.
- 乘轻便双轮马车,乘快艇,(用鱼叉)叉鱼
- vt.
- (用鱼叉)叉,刺激,记过
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←古法语 gigue “a fiddle”
词源说明
The etymology of the noun is unknown, but compare Old French gigue (“a fiddle”). The verb is derived from the noun.
释义(英文)
- Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer
- (transitive) (music) To play (a musical instrument) at a gig.
- (transitive) (US, military) To impose a demerit (on someone) for an infraction of a military deportment or dress code
词族
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 gigg
词源说明
The noun is derived from Middle English gigg, gigge, gygge (“spinning object; a top”); further origin uncertain, possibly:
from Old Norse [Term?] (compare Danish gig (“a top”), dialectal Norwegian giga (“to shake about”)), from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”); or
ultimately onomatopoeic.
Senses 2–4 are thought to derive from sense 1 (“whipping-top”), but their exact relationship is unclear.
The verb is derived from the noun.
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 gig
词源说明
From Middle English gig, gigge, gegge, possibly either:
from Old French gigue (“tall, skinny girl”) (modern French gigue), from Old Norse gikkr (“pert person”) (related to Danish gjæk (“fool, jester”), Swedish gäck (“fool, jester; a wag”); see also geck); or
from Middle English gigg, gigge, gygge (“spinning object; a top”) (see etymology 3).