cajole英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The act of cajoling.

动词 v.

To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax. ambitransitive

— Then he Cajol'd vvith his Brother, and perſvvaded him vvhat Service he had done him, […]

词形变化

cajoles present,singular,third-person cajoling participle,present cajoled participle,past cajoled past cajoles plural

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.

词源 2

Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.