| 单词 | gander |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['gændə] |
| 解释 | n. 雄鹅；笨人；v. 闲逛 |
| 红宝书 | 【例】 gander down to the port(漫步到港口去) |
| 字源 | gander (v.) "take a long look," slang, 1886, from gander (n.) on the notion of craning one's neck like a goose; earlier it meant "to wander foolishly" (1680s). Related: Gandered; gandering. gander (n.) Old English gandra "male goose," from Proto-Germanic *gan(d)ron- (cognates: Dutch gander, Middle Low German ganre), from PIE *ghans- "goose" (see goose (n.)). OED suggests perhaps originally the name of some other water-bird and cites Lithuanian gandras "stork." Sometimes used 19c. like stag in reference to single men or male-only gatherings. Meaning "a long look" is 1912, from gander (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 雄鹅 = goose; 笨人 = ninny; v 漫步游荡 【记】g割, ander = under: 割下面－要求是雄鹅－被割了下面的鹅是笨鹅 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：干瞪(眼)；Gandhi 印度圣雄甘地，倡导非暴力抵抗及不合作运动，后遇刺身亡，可有人竟说他是傻子 |
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