jilt的词源

英文词源

jilt (v.)

"to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick," 1660s, from the same source as jilt (n.). Related: Jilted; jilting.

jilt (n.)

1670s, "loose, unchaste woman; harlot;" also "woman who gives hope then dashes it," perhaps ultimately from Middle English gille "lass, wench," a familiar or contemptuous term for a woman or girl (mid-15c.), originally a shortened form of woman's name Gillian (see Jill).

中文词源

jilt：抛弃，甩掉

词源不详，可能来自Jill,常见女性名字，词义贬义化，用于指荡妇，浪荡女子，妓女，玩弄男人的女人，后引申词义抛弃，甩掉。

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