badinage的词源

英文词源

badinage (n.)

"light railery," 1650s, from French badinage "playfulness, jesting," from badiner (v.) "to jest, joke," from badin "silly, jesting," from Old Provençal badar "to yawn, gape," from Late Latin badare "to gape," from *bat-, the root of abash.

中文词源

badinage：开玩笑

发音释义：['bædɪnɑːʒ] n. 开玩笑；嘲弄，揶揄vt. 打趣

结构分析：badinage = badin（开玩笑）+age（名词后缀）→开玩笑

词源解释：badin←法语badin（开玩笑的）←拉丁语badare（张嘴）

趣味记忆：badinage = bad in age→拿人的年龄开玩笑是不好的→开玩笑

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：badinage 词源，badinage 含义。

badinage：开玩笑

来自词根bat, 张口，拟声词。同bashful , 窘迫的。