whirl的词源

英文词源

whirl (v.)

c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.

whirl (n.)

early 15c., "flywheel of a spindle," from whirl (v.). The meaning "act of whirling" is recorded from late 15c.; figurative sense of "confused activity" is recorded from 1550s. Colloquial sense of "tentative attempt" is attested from 1884, American English.

中文词源

whirl：旋转

词源同wharf,旋转，码头。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：whirl 词源，whirl 含义。

whirl：旋转

词源同 wharf,旋转，码头。