boggle的词源

英文词源

boggle (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, "to start with fright (as a startled horse does), shy, take alarm," from Middle English bugge "specter" (among other things, supposed to scare horses at night); see bug (n.); also compare bogey (n.1). The meaning "to raise scruples, hesitate" is from 1630s. As a noun from 1650s. Related: Boggled; boggling; boggler (from c. 1600 as "one who hesitates").

中文词源

boggle:畏缩不前

发音释义:['bɒg(ə)l] vi. 犹豫,退缩;惊恐vt. 搞糟,弄坏;使……惊奇;使……困惑n. 犹豫,退缩;惊奇

词源解释:来自中古英语bugge(幽灵、怪物、恐怖之物)

词组习语:boggle at(对…感到犹豫);boggle one’s mind(令人困惑);boggle the mind(难以置信)

“boggle”是一款经典的拼字游戏,玩家需要在凌乱的字母中快速拼出单词。

助记窍门:boggle→bog→沼泽→畏缩不前。或boggle→goggle(护目镜)→Google→先上网Google一下再采取行动→犹豫、畏缩不前

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boggle:犹豫

来自bug, 妖怪。-le, 表反复。指看到妖怪似的的,害怕的。

boggle(畏缩):半夜惊吓马匹的幽灵  

在古代英国人的迷信传说中,有一种叫做bugge的幽灵,会在半夜出来惊吓马匹。因此,在英语中,就用boggle一词来表示马匹受惊而畏缩不前,意思就是“受到bugge的惊吓”。后来,boggle一词还可以运用到人身上,表示人受到惊吓或犹豫、退缩。

  boggle:['bɒg(ə)l] n.犹豫,退缩,惊奇v.(使)犹豫,(使)退缩,(使)惊奇