snicker的词源

英文词源

snicker (v.)

"laugh in a half-suppressed way," 1690s, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch snikken "to gasp, sob." Related: Snickered; snickering.

snicker (n.)

"a smothered laugh," 1835, from snicker (v.).

中文词源

snicker：窃笑，暗笑

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义窃笑， 暗笑。-er,表反复。

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