gargoyle

英 ['gɑːgɒɪl]美 ['ɡɑrɡɔɪl]
  • n. 滴水嘴
GRE 畅通词汇

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1. Roof spouts carved in the shape of grotesque creatures had the term gargoyle applied to them from the notion that the rain-water was coming out of their throats – hence English gargoyle.
2. gorge => garg-, gurg-, gorg- "throat, , waterspout from throat" (originated as an imitation of throat sounds, imitative of throat sounds.) => gargoyle.

中文词源

gargoyle 滴水嘴，滴水兽

词源同gargle, 漱口声。用来指建筑物上安装的怪兽喷水嘴。

英文词源

gargoyle
gargoyle: [15] The ancient root *garg-, *gurgoriginated as an imitation of throat sounds. From it were derived such guttural words as Greek gargaraaizein ‘gargle’ (whence Latin gargarizāre ‘gargle’) and Latin gurguliō ‘gullet’ (Latin gurges, source of English gorge and regurgitate, had moved further figuratively to ‘whirlpool’).

Among the offspring of gurguliō are Vulgar Latin *gurguliāre, source of English gurgle [16], and Old French gargouille ‘throat’. Roof spouts carved in the shape of grotesque creatures had the term gargouille applied to them from the notion that the rain-water was coming out of their throats – hence English gargoyle. Gargouille also formed the basis of the verb gargouiller ‘gargle, gurgle’, from which English gets gargle [16].
=> gargle, gurgle
gargoyle (n.)
"grotesque carved waterspout," connected to the gutter of a building to throw down water clear of the wall, common in 13c.-16c. buildings; late 13c., gargoile, also garguile, gargule, etc., "carved mouth of a rain spout, a gargoyle," from Old French gargole, gargoule "throat;" also "carved downspout," in the form of a serpent or some other fanciful shape, also from Medieval Latin gargola, gargulio (see gargle (v.)). "An archaic spelling, retained in books; better gargoil or, in more modern form gargel" [Century Dictionary].

双语例句

1. We suppose that you're carving gargoyle up in the corner of this building .
我们假设你在雕刻建筑高处的某一角上的滴水嘴怪。
来自辞典例句
2. His disfigured face was like some avenging nemesis of gargoyle design.
他那张破了相的脸,活象面目狰狞的复仇之神.
来自辞典例句
3. His face was the gargoyle of the devil, it was not human , it was not sane.
他的脸简直就像魔鬼模样的屋檐滴水嘴.
来自教父部分
4. Week of Gargoyle: Double growth for Gargoyle and O idia Gargoyles.
石像鬼周: 石像鬼产量加倍.
来自互联网
5. Summon Gargoyle ( Tier 5 ) now has a 3 minute cooldown, down from 5.
召唤石像鬼 ( 第5层 ) 冷却从5分钟减少到3分钟.
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