jabber
英 ['dʒæbə]
美 ['dʒæbɚ]
- vi. 快而含糊地說；吱吱喳喳地叫
- vt. 快而含糊地說出
- n. 快而含糊不清的話
- n. (Jabber)人名；(英)賈伯
助記提示
1. jabber 和 gibber 這對擬聲詞它們是同源擬聲，gibber influenced by jabber. 雙寫字母b就是對這種吱吱喳喳、喋喋不休的聲音的形象模擬和描述，可以說其中蘊含做諷刺和貶義。
2. jabber 其發音與漢語“結巴”的發音差不多，因此將其聯係起來。
中文詞源
jabber 含混不清的說話擬聲詞，模仿含混不清說話的聲音。比較gabble,gibberish.
英文詞源
- jabber (v.)
- 1650s, spelling variant of Middle English jablen (c. 1400), also javeren, jaberen, probably ultimately echoic. Related: Jabbered; jabbering. The noun is 1727, from the verb.
雙語例句
- 1. Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.
- 聽那些猴子在吱吱喳喳地叫.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. Jabber is an open instant message and presence protocol and has been widely used.
- jabber作為 一種流行的開放式即時消息傳遞和現場服務協議,已經獲得了廣泛的應用.
來自互聯網
- 3. Don't talk on and on [ jabber away ] when you can say it in a few words.
- 兩句話能說完的事就別犯 碎嘴子 了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. He began to protest, to jabber of his right of entry.
- 他開始抗議, 嘮叨不休地說他有進來的權力.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I would jabber on like monkey in a tree.
- 我像一隻猴子一樣在樹上一直說.
來自互聯網