bother是什麽意思

bother

英 ['bɒðə] 美 ['bɑðɚ]

1. 有r 的是兄弟，沒花的是打擾.
2. 有花兒是兄弟，無花兒是打擾，兄弟無人(-er，表示人的後綴)是肉湯。

bother 煩擾

同pother, 忙亂。來自put, 推。-er, 表反複。

bother: bother: [18] When the word bother first turns up in English in the first half of the 18th century, it is largely in the writings of Irishmen, such as Thomas Sheridan and Jonathan Swift. This has naturally led to speculation that the word may be of Irish origin, but no thoroughly convincing candidate has been found. The superficially similar Irish Gaelic bodhar ‘deaf, afflicted’ is more alike in spelling than pronunciation. Another suggestion is that it may represent an Irish way of saying pother [16], an archaic word for ‘commotion’ which is itself of unknown origin.
bother (v.): 1718, probably from Anglo-Irish pother, because its earliest use was by Irish writers Sheridan, Swift, Sterne. Perhaps from Irish bodhairim "I deafen." Related: Bothered; bothering. As a noun from 1803.

2. I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother.: 我一會兒會開車把你送回賓館，舉手之勞。

3. The sauce is thick and rich so don't bother trying to diet.: 這個醬汁又濃又香，別費勁節食了。