來自法語 tant pour tant,以眼還眼，以牙還牙，原倍奉還，來自 tant,等同，同樣，詞源同 tantamount,pour,為了，詞源同 for.引申詞義嘲笑，奚落。
英文詞源
taunt
taunt: [16] The etymological notion underlying taunt is of giving someone tit for tat, of returning as much in reply as has been given. It comes from the French phrase tant pour tant ‘so much for so much’. This was borrowed into English in the early 16th century as taunt pour taunt or (partially anglicized) taunt for taunt, which was used for a ‘sarcastic rejoinder’. The first record of the use of taunt on its own (as a verb) dates from 1513.
taunt (v.)
mid-15c. (implied in tauntingly), possibly [Skeat] from Middle French tanter, tenter "to tempt, try, provoke," variant of tempter "to try" (see tempt). Or from Middle French tant pour tant "so much for so much, tit for tat," on notion of "sarcastic rejoinder" (considered by OED the "most likely suggestion"). Related: Taunted; taunting.
taunt (n.)
1520s, "bitter invective," probably from taunt (v.).
雙語例句
1. He became a taunt to his neighbours.
他成了鄰居們嘲諷的對象.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Why should she taunt him this way unless she had good grounds?
除非她確實有了證據,不然她怎麽會對他這樣辱罵 呢 ?
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
3. His genial sufficiency was a taunt and a mockery to many.
他那麽和藹自滿的態度,許多人都認為是一種辱罵和嘲弄.
來自辭典例句
4. He would laugh at any one who tried to taunt him.