| 词汇 | gossip |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： O.E. godsibb "godparent," from God + sibb "relative" (see sibling). Extended in M.E. to "any familiar acquaintance" (mid-14c.), especially to woman friends invited to attend a birth, later to "anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk" (1560s). Sense extended 1811 to "trifling talk, groundless rumor." The verb meaning "to talk idly about the affairs of others" is from 1620s. 词根记忆： n. /v.(说)闲话,闲聊The gossip tossed the mossy blossom fossil.爱讲闲话者向上抛长满苔藓的花化石. |
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