rumpus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 noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl. countable,uncountable

— "I'd like to know how on earth we are going to finish the case with all this umptydoodle rumpus going on."
A rumpus room. Australia,Canada,New-Zealand,countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion. informal,intransitive

— All night, as wide awake as gnats, The terriers rumpused after rats, Or, just for practice, taught their brats, To worry cast-off shoes and hats.

词形变化

rumpuses plural rumpuses present,singular,third-person rumpusing participle,present rumpused participle,past rumpused past rumpussed participle,past rumpussed past

词源

词源 1

Unknown. First use appears c. 1745. The OED indicates: "perhaps an arbitrary formation". Possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”). The use of the verbal form first appears c. 1839.

词源 2

Unknown. First use appears c. 1745. The OED indicates: "perhaps an arbitrary formation". Possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”). The use of the verbal form first appears c. 1839.