單詞
jackanapes
英 ['d??k?ne?ps]
美['d??k?neps]
基本信息
- n. 自大而魯莽的人；頑童；馴肥的猴子
中文詞源
jackanapes 粗魯?shù)娜?/span>
來自Jack of Naples,字面意思即那不勒斯的杰克，代指粗魯無禮的人或猴子。
英文詞源
- jackanapes (n.)
- mid-15c., "a monkey," also "an impertinent, conceited fellow;" apparently from Jack of Naples, but whether this is some specific personification or folk etymology of jack (n.) + ape is unknown. See note in OED.
雙語例句
- 1. Come here, you young jackanapes!
- 過來, 你這個(gè)小淘氣鬼!
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
jackanapes相關(guān)單詞