puck
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 好恶作剧的小妖精,淘气小孩,冰球
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词源说明
From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin.
Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (now rare) A mischievous or hostile spirit. [from 10th c.]
- (mythology, literature) The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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- 英语
- 源自 ←爱尔兰语 poc “male adult goat, billy goat”
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From the Irish poc (“male adult goat, billy goat”). Doublet of buck.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (Ireland, rustic) billy goat
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释义(英文)
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- (trampoline, gymnastics) A body position between the