minnock
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
- The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus)
- One who acts or speaks with affected nicety; a suck-up.
动词 v.
- To act or speak with affected niceness.
- To imitate or mimic the behaviour of one's superiors; to ape.
- To fool or monkey around.
词源
词源 1
From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).
词源 2
From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).
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