dreidel

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n. 光明节陀螺; 四面陀螺的一种; 是犹太节日光明节的传统玩具; 通常用于赌博游戏。

发音

US /ˈdɹeɪdl̩/
UK /ˈdɹeɪdl̩/

词形变化

dreidels 复数 dreidels

别名

draydel dreydel draydl dreidl dreydl dreidle dreydle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

    光明节陀螺

  2. 2.

    A gambling game played using this top.

词源

Borrowed from Yiddish דריידל (dreydl, “dreidel; spinning top”), probably a blend of דרייען (dreyen, “to spin; to turn; to twist”) + טרענדל (trendl, “(dated) dreidel; spinning top”). דרייען (dreyen) is derived from Middle High German dræn, from Old High German drāen (“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to turn; to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to turn; to rub; to drill, pierce”); and טרענדל (trendl) is derived from Middle High German trendel (“spinning top”), from Proto-Germanic *trandijaną (“to revolve, spin”).

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