單詞
gruntle
['ɡr?ntl]
基本信息
- vi. 嘀咕，咕噥
- vt. 使高興，使?jié)M意
中文詞源
gruntle 咕噥，低咕，使高興，使?jié)M意
1.咕噥，低咕，來(lái)自grunt, 咕噥。
2.使高興，使?jié)M意，來(lái)自disgruntle的訛誤回構(gòu)詞。
英文詞源
- gruntle (v.)
- 1938, in gruntled "pleased, satisfied," a back-formation from disgruntled. The original verb (early 15c.) meant "to utter a little or low grunt," hence "to murmur, complain" (1580s), but was rare or dialectal by 19c.
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