gosling

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n. 小鹅, 年轻无知的人

发音

UK /ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/
其它
CA /ˈɡɑzlɪŋ/
US /ˈɡɑzlɪŋ/

词形变化

goslings 复数 goslings

别名

goslin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young goose.

  2. 2.

    An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.

  3. 3.

    A catkin on willows, nut trees, and pines.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

goose

相关短语

gosling blast May gosling

词源

From Late Middle English goslyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos (“goose”)) of earlier gesling (“gosling”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse gæsling, géslingr (“gosling”), from gás (“goose”) + -lingr (“-ling”), equivalent to goose + -ling. Cognate with Danish gæsling (“gosling”), Swedish gässling (“gosling”). Compare also Low German gossel, gössel (“gosling”), German Gänslein (“gosling”).

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