gewgaw英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.

— A heavy gewgaw called a crown.

形容词 adj.

Showy; unreal; pretentious. not-comparable

— The rattle of a globe to play withal, This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off;

词形变化

gewgaws plural geegaw alternative gew-gaw alternative gee-gaw alternative geegaw alternative gew-gaw alternative gee-gaw alternative

词源

词源 1

From earlier gugaw, gygaw, from Middle English givegove (“gewgaw, trifle”), a reduplication of Middle English give, geove (“gift”), from Old English giefu, geofu, geafu (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō (“gift”). Compare Icelandic gyligjöf (“showy gifts, gewgaw”). More at give.

词源 2

From earlier gugaw, gygaw, from Middle English givegove (“gewgaw, trifle”), a reduplication of Middle English give, geove (“gift”), from Old English giefu, geofu, geafu (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō (“gift”). Compare Icelandic gyligjöf (“showy gifts, gewgaw”). More at give.