英:[gaʊk]
美:[gaʊk]
英:[gaʊk]
美:[gaʊk]
“cuckoo,” 早在14世纪就来自古诺尔斯语 gaukr,源自原始日耳曼语 *gaukoz(也是古英语 geac “杜鹃鸟”,古高地德语 gouh 的来源)。意思为“傻瓜”,始见于约1600年。
Middle English (in sense 2): from Old Norse gaukr
1 He sat there all evening like a great gowk.
整个晚上他都坐在那儿像一个大呆子一样。
2 He would stand staring like a gowk for minutes on end.
1 呆子
nut innocent idiot mug sap jerk goose clot booby bonehead airhead dullard fathead nincompoop nit saphead blunderhead droob pudding-head loggerhead clod dolt klutz berk mooncalf spoony gomeral cabbagehead goopus clunkhead dreep stick hobby pudding retard gull nana goon sot wahoo spastic simpleton gaby gump simp cully lunk lunkhead goofer tackhead chowderhead clodpate
2 蠢人
dip ass balloon idiot noodle jerk clown plank dummy donkey boob nana goon spud jackass clunk goop crackpot cluck dunce clod knucklehead divvy oaf langer dullard fathead cuddy dunderhead drongo fribble bubblehead clodhopper goofus squarehead josser stupe omadhaun feather-brain clodpole mouth-breather a right one
3 布谷鸟
4 杜鹃
5 愚人
stupid fool noodle ape yo-yo booby simpleton dolt greenhorn nitwit ninny daw numskull tomfool saphead dumb duck
6 笨人
imbecile ignoramus hoon galoot lobster dumbbell swab moron goon loon loggerhead softy dunderhead featherbrain
7 傻子
goop poop nitwit goon nutcase soft flat idiot noodle bunny moron lunatic ninny nincompoop eejit noddy mooncalf ding-a-ling thick fool silly spoon lobster pigeon geek cuckoo mutt loggerhead simpleton kook pinhead palooka sil gudgeon spoony moke josser spooney ninnyhammer omadhaun mealticket flathead bonehead dimwit muttonhead tom farthing tom nobody gomeral goopus simple goat golem squeegee sot Angora greeny oaf greenhorn greenie headbanger butterhead coxcomb goofer foof chowderhead muddlehead nig-nog potato-head