jilt

• vt. 拋棄（情人）
• n. 拋棄情人者（尤指女子）

詞源不詳，可能來自Jill,常見女性名字，詞義貶義化，用於指蕩婦，浪蕩女子，妓女，玩弄男人的女人，後引申詞義拋棄，甩掉。

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).

1. He is a pleasant fellow, and would jilt you creditably.

他是個有趣的家夥, 他會用很體麵的辦法把你遺棄.

來自辭典例句