jilt
英 [dʒɪlt]
美[dʒɪlt]
- vt. 抛弃（情人）
- n. 抛弃情人者（尤指女子）
词态变化
第三人称单数: jilts;过去式: jilted;过去分词: jilted;现在分词: jilting;
中文词源
jilt 抛弃，甩掉
词源不详，可能来自Jill,常见女性名字，词义贬义化，用于指荡妇，浪荡女子，妓女，玩弄男人的女人，后引申词义抛弃，甩掉。
英文词源
- jilt (v.)
- "to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick," 1660s, from the same source as jilt (n.). Related: Jilted; jilting.
- jilt (n.)
- 1670s, "loose, unchaste woman; harlot;" also "woman who gives hope then dashes it," perhaps ultimately from Middle English gille "lass, wench," a familiar or contemptuous term for a woman or girl (mid-15c.), originally a shortened form of woman's name Gillian (see Jill).
双语例句
- 1. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably.
- 他是个有趣的家伙, 他会用很体面的办法把你遗弃.
来自辞典例句