bungle
英語[編輯]
詞源[編輯]
動詞詞源不詳，有可能：[1]
- 最終是擬聲詞（對比bumble (「笨手笨腳；犯錯，出錯」)、fumble (「笨拙地摸索；犯錯」)）；或
- 源自古諾爾斯語，對比古瑞典語 bunga (「擊打」)，方言瑞典語 bangla (「做無用功」)。
名詞派生自動詞。[2]
發音[編輯]
動詞[編輯]
bungle (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 bungles，現在分詞 bungling，一般過去時及過去分詞 bungled)
- (及物) （笨手笨腳，不熟練地）做；（因為不熟練，沒有能力而）搞砸，弄糟
- 近義詞： 參見Thesaurus:spoil
- 1821 2月 24, Lord Byron, 「Extracts from a Diary of Lord Byron, 1821」, 出自 Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: […], Frankfurt am Main: […] H. L. Brönner, 出版於 1830, →OCLC，頁號 468，列號 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.
- （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
- (不及物) 笨手笨腳，失誤連連；搞砸
- 近義詞： blunder
變位[編輯]
bungle的變位
衍生詞彙[編輯]
- bungled (形容詞)
- bungler
- bunglery (罕用)
- bunglesome
- bunglingly
- bungling (形容詞, 名詞)
名詞[編輯]
bungle (複數 bungles)
- 笨手笨腳造成的失誤，錯誤
- Template:RQ:More Antidote
- 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".
- （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
參考資料[編輯]
- ↑ 「bungle, v.」, OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2021; 「bungle, v.」, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- ↑ 「bungle, n.」, OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2019; 「bungle, n.」, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
