puke 的意思
呕吐;吐出物
puke 的词源
puke(v.)
“呕吐,吐出胃里的东西”,这个词最早出现在1600年,可能是模仿发音的结果(可以与德语的 spucken “吐唾沫”,拉丁语的 spuere 相比较;也可以参考 spew (v.))。它在莎士比亚的《如愿所偿》中“人之七岁”演讲中首次被记录。相关词汇:Puked;puking。
puke(n.)
1737年,指“一种引起呕吐的药物”;到1938年则指“呕吐时吐出的物质”,来源于puke(动词)。在美国口语中,“密苏里州人”的意思(1835年)可能是另一个词,具体来源不明。
It is well known, that the inhabitants of the several western States are called by certain nicknames. Those of Michigan are called wolverines; of Indiana, hooshers; of Illinois, suckers; of Ohio, buckeyes; of Kentucky, corn-crackers; of Missouri pukes, &c. To call a person by his right nickname, is always taken in good part, and gives no offence; but nothing is more offensive than to mis-nickname—that is, were you to call a hoosher a wolverine, his blood would be up in a moment, and he would immediately show fight. [A.A. Parker, "Trip to the West and Texas," Concord, N.H., 1835]
众所周知,西部各州的居民都有一些特定的nicknames。密歇根州的人叫wolverines;印第安纳州的叫hooshers;伊利诺伊州的叫suckers;俄亥俄州的叫buckeyes;肯塔基州的叫corn-crackers;密苏里州的叫pukes,等等。称呼一个人正确的昵称总是被认为是好意,不会冒犯到他;但如果叫错了昵称,那可就糟糕了——比如你把一个hoosher叫成wolverine,他立刻就会怒火中烧,准备和你对峙。[A.A. Parker, "Trip to the West and Texas," Concord, N.H., 1835]
Bartlett(1859年)将puke(名词)的第二个意思解释为“密苏里州人的昵称”,第一个意思则是“卑鄙可鄙的人”。将这个州的昵称与“呕吐”一词联系起来的说法至少可以追溯到1858年,民间传说甚至认为这个州的人就像是字面上呕吐出来的移民,涌向加利福尼亚。
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