kid

英 [k?d] 美[k?d]

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復(fù)數(shù):?kids;第三人稱單數(shù):?kids;過去式:?kidded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?kidding;

kid 小孩

來自中古英語(yǔ)kide,來自古諾斯語(yǔ)kith,羊羔，來自Proto-Germanic*kittina,小羊，羊羔，可能來自PIE*ghaid,羊，山羊，詞源同goat.后用來指小偷或好斗的人，最終用于小孩昵稱。

kid (n.): c. 1200, "the young of a goat," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse kie "young goat," from Proto-Germanic *kidjom (cognates: Old High German kizzi, German kitze, Danish and Swedish kid). Extended meaning of "child" first recorded as slang 1590s, established in informal usage by 1840s. Applied to skillful young thieves and pugilists since at least 1812. Kid stuff "something easy" is from 1913 (The phrase was in use about that time in reference to vaudeville acts or advertisements featuring children, and to children-oriented features in newspapers). Kid glove "a glove made of kidskin leather" is from 1680s; sense of "characterized by wearing kid gloves," therefore "dainty, delicate" is from 1856.
kid (v.): "tease playfully," 1839, earlier, in thieves' cant, "to coax, wheedle, hoax" (1811), probably from kid (n.), via notion of "treat as a child, make a kid of." Related: Kidded; kidding.

3. He's like some dreamy kid playing on his own.: 他就像是個(gè)自?shī)首詷返膼刍孟氲暮⒆印?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句

4. "Gimme a break, kid! You know how much those things cost?": “饒了我吧，小祖宗！你知道這些東西有多貴嗎？”

5. His son was a junkie, the kid OD'd a year ago.: 他兒子是個(gè)吸毒者，這孩子一年前吸食了過量毒品。