bungle的词源

英文词源

bungle (v.)

1520s, origin obscure. OED suggests imitative; perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swedish bangla "to work ineffectually," Old Swedish bunga "to strike" (related to German Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungling.

bungle (n.)

1650s, from bungle (v.).

中文词源

bungle：搞坏、笨手笨脚地做

发音释义：['bʌŋg(ə)l] v.搞坏；弄糟；贻误；笨手笨脚地做n.粗制滥造；拙劣的工作

词源解释：来源不详。OED词典认为可能是boggle（搞坏）和bumble（踉跄、结巴、弄糟）的混合，或更可能来自类似瑞典语bangla（无效地工作）的北欧语言。

助记窍门：bungle→谐音“笨狗”或“八嘎”→笨狗，八嘎（混蛋）→搞坏

衍生词：bungler（笨蛋）；bungling（笨拙的）

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

bungle：笨拙

拟声词，模仿笨手笨脚的声音。