grumble
/ˈɡrʌmbl̩/
- n.
- 怨言,满腹牢骚
- vi.
- 抱怨,发牢骚,发隆隆声
- vt.
- 抱怨
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
grumble
词源说明
Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).