minging
/ˈmɪŋɪŋ/
minging1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
minging
词源说明
From Scots mingin (“stinking”), present participle of ming (“to stink”), from Middle English mengen (“to mix”), from Old English mengan (“to mix”).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slangVery unattractive; ugly.
- 2UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slangUnclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling.
minging2词源 2
词源说明
From the present participle of mengen (“stir up someone's mind”) or formed from English ming (“to bring to (someone's) mind”). In Middle English, came to mean 'an exhortation'. In the 17th and 18th centuries attaining a specialized medical sense before becoming obsolete.
释义
名词noun
- 1(medicine, rare, obsolete) A premonitory symptom.