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Frolic Middle Cognate Frɔlik V./N 嬉戏;雀跃 英 N./V

单词 frolic
音标 ['frɔlik]
解释 v./n. 嬉戏;雀跃
红宝书 【英】 n./v. 嬉戏(a lively party or game);雀跃(gaiety; fun)
【例】 The young lambs were frolicking in the field.
字源 frolic
1530s, as an adjective, "joyous, merry," from Middle Dutch vrolyc (adj.) "happy," from vro- "merry, glad" + lyc "like" (see like (adj.)). Cognate with German fröhlich "happy." The stem is cognate with Old Norse frar "swift," Middle English frow "hasty," from PIE *preu- (see frog (n.1)), giving the whole an etymological sense akin to "jumping for joy." The verb is first attested 1580s. Related: Frolicked; frolicking. As a noun, from 1610s.
不择手段背单词 v. (不受约束的)嬉戏; 雀跃 = gaiety = fun = romp
【记】fr = free, o, lic立刻: 从一个O(学校)中lic立刻free出来-放假了-欢呼雀跃f飞, ro肉, lic: 全身的肉都飞起来了-欢呼雀跃
【参】frolicsome(adj 爱闹着玩的; 嬉戏的)
趣味全助记 【记】to and fro 的,小孩子来来回回跑的;roll 打滚,小孩子在地上打滚

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