flout的词源

英文词源

flout (v.)

"treat with disdain or contempt" (transitive), 1550s, intransitive sense "mock, jeer, scoff" is from 1570s; of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of Middle English flowten "to play the flute" (compare Middle Dutch fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer"). Related: Flouted; flouting.

中文词源

flout：藐视

词源不详。可能来自flute, 笛子，长笛。原指吹笛的人，引申词义藐视，瞧不起。可能是来自人们心目中艺术家的清冷，高傲。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：flout 词源，flout 含义。