nibble的词源

英文词源

nibble (v.)

"to bite gently," c. 1500, perhaps from Low German nibbeln "to nibble, gnaw," related to Middle Low German nibbelen, Middle Dutch knibbelen "to gnaw," source of Dutch knibbelen "to cavail, squabble." Related: Nibbled; nibbling.

nibble (n.)

1650s, "act of nibbling," from nibble (v.). As "a small bite," from 1838.

中文词源

nibble：小口咬

来自nib,鸟嘴，喙，引申词义小口咬。

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