knack的词源

英文词源

knack (n.)

mid-14c., "deception, trick, device," of uncertain origin, probably from a Low German word meaning "a sharp sounding blow" (compare Middle English knak, late 14c.; German knacken "to crack"), of imitative origin. Sense of "special skill" is first recorded 1580s, if this is in fact the same word. In old slang (mid-18c.-mid-19c.) nacky meant "full of knacks; ingenious, dexterous."

中文词源

knack：技能，本领

词源不详，可能来自拟声词，击打的声音。原义为花招，诡计，后引申词义特殊的技能，本领。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：knack 词源，knack 含义。