Jill

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A young woman; a sweetheart; like the variant spelling Gill it was also associated with various assertive uses of the term flirt, as in flurt-gills (used by William Shakespeare for a 'woman of light or loose behavior').
  2. A jillstrap: the female counterpart to a jockstrap.
专有名词
  1. A female given name from Latin.
    — "Just Jill, I'm afraid." "Would you prefer if it was Gillian?" "Oh, I think so. Gillian sounds so much fancier." "Fancy?" Terrence said. He smiled at her. "Or perhaps it sounds flashy?" "Royal," Richard said. "Flowery," Terrence added. "You could say Gillian was more flowery. That would fit. What about you, Corrie, what does it sound like to you?" "Rich," Corrie glanced at Jill. "Gillian sounds richer than Jill."
  2. A female given name from Latin.; Clipping of Jillian. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
  3. A generic use for any female (as Sheila in Australian English), especially paired (since the 15th c., compare Ienken and Iulyan) with the male Jack.
    — Our wooing doth not end like an old play; Jack hath not Jill; these ladies' courtesy Might well have made our sport a comedy.

词形变化

Jills plural

词汇关系

衍生词
jillstrap

词源

词源 1
A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.
词源 2
A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.
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