cavort的词源

英文词源

cavort (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1793, cauvaut, American English, of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be an alteration of curvet "a leap by a horse," from French and related to curve (v.). Or perhaps from ca- colloquial intensive prefix + vault "to jump, leap." Modern form attested by 1829. Related: Cavorted; cavorting.

中文词源

cavort:腾跃

发音释义:[kə'vɔːt] vi.(马)腾跃;(骑马)腾跃;欢跃;嬉闹

词源解释:来自18世纪末期的美式英语cauvaut,后者可能来自法语curvet(马的腾跃,来自curve(曲线)),或由前缀cau+vault(拱形、跳跃)构成。

cavort的本意是马的腾跃,但实际上经常用于比喻,表示“欢乐地玩乐、嬉闹”。我们中文习惯说“雀跃”,美国人却喜欢说“马跃”(cavort),这就是所谓“文化差异”吧。

词组习语:cavort about(嬉闹);cavort with sb.(与某人鬼混);cavort in the surf(驰骋波浪之间)

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

cavort:欢呼

可能来自ca-, 同com-, 强调。-vort, 来自vault, 拱,跳。