mid-15c., perhaps frequentative of romen "to walk, go" (see roam), perhaps via romblen (late 14c.) "to ramble." The vowel change perhaps by influence of Middle Dutch rammelen, a derivative of rammen "copulate," "used of the night wanderings of the amorous cat" [Weekley]. Meaning "to talk or write incoherently" is from 1630s. Related: Rambled; rambling.
ramble (n.)
"a roving or wandering," 1650s, from ramble (v.).
雙語例句
1. This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.
這是去郊區漫遊的最好季節.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. It would have been best written in a more concise way as it does tend to ramble.
它的行文確實有些信馬由韁,要是簡潔一些就好了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. By the end of May he began to ramble.
到了五月底,他就開始有點東拉西扯.
來自辭典例句
4. We are alone together, and may ramble where we like.