c. 1200, "the young of a goat," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse kið "young goat," from Proto-Germanic *kidjom (cognates: Old High German kizzi, German kitze, Danish and Swedish kid). Extended meaning of "child" first recorded as slang 1590s, established in informal usage by 1840s. Applied to skillful young thieves and pugilists since at least 1812. Kid stuff "something easy" is from 1913 (The phrase was in use about that time in reference to vaudeville acts or advertisements featuring children, and to children-oriented features in newspapers). Kid glove "a glove made of kidskin leather" is from 1680s; sense of "characterized by wearing kid gloves," therefore "dainty, delicate" is from 1856.
kid (v.)
"tease playfully," 1839, earlier, in thieves' cant, "to coax, wheedle, hoax" (1811), probably from kid (n.), via notion of "treat as a child, make a kid of." Related: Kidded; kidding.
雙語例句
1. He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid.
他叫我們滾蛋，於是我們威脅他的孩子。
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2. He beat up on my brother's kid one time.
他有一次毆打了我哥的孩子。
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3. He's like some dreamy kid playing on his own.
他就像是個自娛自樂的愛幻想的孩子。
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4. "Gimme a break, kid! You know how much those things cost?"