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Gambol Gambade C.1500 Middle French Gæmbəl N./V.雀跃;嬉戏 英

单词 gambol
音标 ['gæmbəl]
解释 n./v.雀跃;嬉戏
红宝书 【英】 n./v. 雀跃,嬉戏(a jumping and skipping about in play; frolic)
【考】 反义词:plod(沉重地 走)
【记】 来自gamb(腿)+ol→腿 跳跃→雀跃,不要和g amble(赌博)相混
字源 gambol (n.)
"frolic, merrymaking," 1590s, originally gambolde "a leap or spring" (c.1500), from Middle French gambade (15c.), from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Greek kampe "a bending" (on notion of "a joint"), from PIE *kamp- "to bend" (see campus).
gambol (v.)
1580s; earlier gambade (c.1500), from Middle French gambader, from gambade (see gambol (n.)). Related: Gamboled; gamboling; gambolling.
不择手段背单词 n. /v. (欢快的)雀跃, 嬉戏 = frolic
【记】gamb(n 腿)-用腿雀跃game, ball: 玩一种有ball的game比如football, 赢了的一方就会gambol
【区】gamble(n /v 赌博)
【反】plod(v /n 沉重缓慢地走)
趣味全助记 【记】game + ball 游戏球,游戏踢球→比赛踢球时脚步,跳跃;gamble 在兴头上跳起来雀跃

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