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Agape Adj./Adv Gape ə'Geip 嘴)大张着的/地 英 嘴)大张着的(Openmo Uthed

单词 agape
音标 [ə'geip]
解释 adj./adv. (嘴)大张着的/地
红宝书 【英】 adj./adv. (嘴)大张着的(openmo uthed)
【记】 a+gape(张开,张大)→ 张开的
字源 agape (n.)
c.1600, from Greek agape "brotherly love, charity," from agapan "greet with affection, love," of unknown origin. Agape was used by early Christians for their "love feast" held in connection with the Lord's Supper. In modern use, often in simpler sense of "Christian love" (1856, frequently opposed to eros as "carnal or sensual love").
agape (adv.)
1660s, from a- (1) + gape (v.).
不择手段背单词 adj. /adv. 目瞪口呆地(的)(因惊讶而大张着嘴地/的) = openmouthed
【例】She was left alone and agape 她独自一个张大着嘴发呆.
【记】1)a一再, gape张开, 张大2)ag作, ape猩猩. 做猩猩. 猩猩有一个毛病—张大嘴. 这是有生理原因的, 猩猩原本是大搀猫的代表. 看见什么都想吃(包括天上星星), 所以每天晚上它都张着大嘴, 仰望星辰. 故取名为猩猩.
趣味全助记 【记】a + gape 张大嘴发呆的;gasp 喘息,喘息时是张大嘴喘

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