drivel的词源

英文词源

drivel (n.)

early 14c., drevel "saliva, slaver," from drivel (v.). Meaning "idiotic speech or writing" is from 1852.

drivel (v.)

Old English dreflian "to dribble or run at the nose, slobber," from Proto-Germanic *drab-, from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy, darken." Meaning "to speak nonsense" is mid-14c. Related: Driveling, drivelling.

中文词源

drivel：胡说，废话

来自PIE*dher, 使泥泞，污浊，词源同dregs, dross. 引申义流鼻涕，胡说，废话。

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