grimace的词源

英文词源

grimace (n.)

1650s, from French grimace (15c.) "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish or another Germanic source (compare Old Saxon grima "face mask," Old English grima "mask, helmet"), from the same root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from Latin -aceus).

grimace (v.)

1707, from French grimacer, from grimace "grotesque face" (see grimace (n.)). Related: Grimaced; grimacing.

中文词源

grimace：鬼脸，怪相

来自grim, 咆哮，咆哮的脸，引申义鬼脸，怪相。

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