dinkum

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Hard work. Australia,New-Zealand,obsolete,rare,slang
  2. Truth. Australia,New-Zealand,dated,slang,uncountable
    — You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum.
形容词 adj.
  1. Genuine, true, honest, on the level. Australia,New-Zealand,slang
    — Hon. Sir Ross McLarty: We were always dinkum. Mr. MAY: The ultimate result showed how dinkum the hon. member was.

词形变化

more dinkum comparative most dinkum superlative

词源

词源 1
Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”).
词源 2
Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”).
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