gig的词源

英文词源

gig (n.1): "light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
gig (n.2): "job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.

1.马车，来自gig古义，旋转，词源同gigolo, whirligig. 引申义轻便马车，因其颠簸而得名，参照cab, 来自caper, 山羊。

2.现场演奏会，来自爵士乐行话，缩写自engagement, 卷入，参与。俚语指工作。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：gig 词源，gig 含义。