maunder

英 ['mɔːndə]
  • vi. 徘徊；唠叨地讲；胡扯
  • n. (Maunder)人名；(英)蒙德

中文词源

maunder 乞丐，抱怨，咕哝

来自maund,乞讨，来自法语mendier,乞讨，化缘，词源同mendicant,mendacious.-er,表反复。引申词义咕哝，抱怨。

英文词源

maunder (v.)
"to wander about aimlessly," c. 1746, earlier "to mumble, grumble" (1620s), both senses perhaps from frequentative of maund "to beg" (1560s), which is possibly from French mendier "to beg," from Latin mendicare (see mendicant). "Though the etymology of maunder is uncertain, it is clear that it is not a corruption of meander" [Fowler], but the two words seem to have influenced each other. Fowler writes that maunder is "best confined to speech, & suggests futility rather than digression ... & failure to reach an end rather than loitering on the way to it." Related: Maundered; maundering.

双语例句

1. Don't just maunder about: do some work!
别光闲荡了,做点正经事吧!
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