bungle

英语

词源

动词词源不详，有可能：

• 最终是拟声词（对比bumble (“笨手笨脚；犯错，出错”)、fumble (“笨拙地摸索；犯错”)）；或
• 源自古諾爾斯語，对比古瑞典語 bunga (“击打”)，方言瑞典語 bangla (“做无用功”)。

名词派生自动词。

同源词

• 德語 Bengel (“棍棒；粗鲁的人”)
• 中古高地德語 bungen (“敲”)

发音

• (標準英音，通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l/

• （英国南部）音频：

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• 韻部：-ʌŋɡəl
• 斷字：bung‧le

动词

bungle (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 bungles，現在分詞 bungling，簡單過去時和過去分詞 bungled)

1. (及物) （笨手笨脚，不熟练地）做；（因为不熟练，没有能力而）搞砸，弄糟

   近義詞：參見Thesaurus:spoil

   • 1821 February 24, Lord Byron, “Extracts from a Diary of Lord Byron, 1821”, in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: […], Frankfurt am Main: […] H. L. Brönner, published 1830, →OCLC, page 468, column 1:

     I always had an idea that it would be bungled; but was willing to hope, and am still so. Whatever I can do by money, means, or person, I will venture freely for their freedom; and have so repeated to them (some of the Chiefs here) half an hour ago.

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2. (不及物) 笨手笨脚，失误连连；搞砸

   近義詞：blunder

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   • 1852年3月～1853年9月，查爾斯·狄更斯，「Dutiful Friendship」，收錄於荒涼山莊，倫敦：Bradbury and Evans， […]，1853 出版，→OCLC，474–475頁：

     [T]he trooper fails to fasten the brooch. His hand shakes, he is nervous, and it falls off. "Would any one believe this?" says he, catching it as it drops and looking round. "I am so out of sorts that I bungle at an easy job like this!"

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变位

bungle的變位

不定式	(to) bungle
	現在時	過去式
第一人稱單數	bungle	bungled
第二人稱單數	bungle, bunglest1	bungled, bungledst1
第三人稱單數	bungles, bungleth1	bungled
複數	bungle
虛擬語氣	bungle
祈使語氣	bungle	—
分詞	bungling	bungled

¹古舊或棄用。

衍生词汇

• bungled (形容词)
• bungler
• bunglery (罕用)
• bunglesome
• bunglingly
• bungling (形容词、名詞)

名词

bungle (複數 bungles)

1. 笨手笨脚造成的失误，错误

   近義詞：botch, muddle

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   • Template:RQ:Marryat Peter Simple
   • 1888, Henry Lawson, United Division (essay):

     The Soudan bungle was born partly of sentimental loyalty and partly of the aforementioned jealousy existing between the colonies, and now at a time when the colonies should club closer together our Government is doing all they can to widen the breach by trying to pass a bill enabling New South Wales to monopolise the name "Australia".

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异序词

• blunge