词汇 | busy |
词根词缀 | 词源: O.E. bisig "careful, anxious, busy, occupied," cognate with O.Du. bezich, Low Ger. besig; no known connection with any other Gmc. or IE language. Still pronounced as in M.E., but for some unclear reason the spelling shifted to -u- in 15c. The word was a euphemism for "sexually active" in 17c. Of telephone lines, 1893. In M.E., sometimes with a sense of "prying, meddlesome," preserved in busybody (1526). Busy work is first recorded 1910. 词根记忆: a. 忙,忙碌的;热闹的,繁忙的;(电话)占线On the bus the busy businessman did a business with the buyer.在公共汽车上,忙碌的商人与买主做了一笔生意. |
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