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Hiss Game 13199.Hiss 英 Hɪs]美 Hɪs 释义 Vi

正面 13199.hiss
英 [hɪs]美 [hɪs]

背面
释义:
vi. 发出嘘声;发嘘声n. 嘘声;嘶嘶声n. (Hiss)人名;(英、德)希斯;(法)伊斯
例句:
1. Geese and snakes hiss.鹅和蛇发嘶嘶声.

1. perhaps an alteration of gimcrack, or that it began as gimac, an anagram of magic.2. gimmick 音“机密客”→机密客的花招.3. game + trick => *gammick => gimmick.4. game + magic => gimmick.5. 谐音“机迷客、给迷客”。
hiss 嘶嘶声拟声词。
hiss (v.)late 14c., of imitative origin. Johnson wrote, "it is remarkable, that this word cannot be pronounced without making the noise which it signifies." Related: Hissed; hissing.hiss (n.)1510s, from hiss (v.)."

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