welsh
參見：Welsh
英語
[编辑]其他寫法
[编辑]詞源
[编辑]有人認為源自Welsh (“威爾士人”)的貶義，但缺乏明確證據。[1]對比gyp (“詐騙”)（可能源自gypsy (“吉普賽人”)）和jew (“騙取”)（源自Jew (“猶太人”)）。
發音
[编辑]動詞
[编辑]welsh (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 welshes，現在分詞 welshing，一般過去時及過去分詞 welshed)
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[编辑]參考資料
[编辑]- ↑ The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style (2005, ISBN 0618604995: "Etymologists can find no firm evidence that the verb welsh, meaning "to swindle a person by not paying a debt" or "to fail to fulfill an obligation," is derived from Welsh, the people of Wales."