niddering

n. 卑鄙, 不诚实的人

发音

US /ˈnɪdəɹɪŋ/
UK /ˈnɪdəɹɪŋ/
US /ˈnɪdɹɪŋ/
UK /ˈnɪdɹɪŋ/

词形变化

nidderings 复数 nidderings more niddering 比较级 most niddering 最高级

别名

nidering

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”).

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of nithing (“cowardly, dastardly; notoriously evil or wicked; infamous”).

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词源

A variant of nithing, resulting from the letter eth (ð) in Early Middle English niðing in the writings of the English historian William of Malmesbury (c. 1095 – c. 1143) being mistaken for a d followed by a mark of suspension representing a letter that had been omitted as an abbreviation. This led to niðing being wrongly spelled as nidering in early printed versions of his works. The word was later popularized by the Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).

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