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Gab 无 French Meaning Gæb N 饶舌,爱说话;V 空谈,瞎扯;闲逛,游荡

单词 gab
音标 [gæb]
解释 n. 饶舌,爱说话;v. 空谈,瞎扯;闲逛,游荡
红宝书 无
字源 gab (v.)
"to reproach," c.1200, via Scottish and northern England dialect, from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse gabba "to mock," or from Old French gabber "mock, boast," both perhaps ultimately imitative. Related: Gabbed; gabbing. Meaning "to talk much" is from 1786, probably a back-formation from gabble.
gab (n.)
early 14c., "mockery," from Old French gab, from gaber (see gab (v.)); meaning "idle talk" is by 1737. Gift of the gab "talent for speaking" is from 1680s.
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