| 词汇 | nip |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. nip (v.) "to pinch sharply, to bite," 1393, related to M.L.G. nipen "to nip," Du. nijpen, but the exact evolution of the stem is obscure. The noun is attested from 1551. Nipper "small boy" (1859) was originally (1535) a pickpocket who "pinched" other people's property. To nip (something) in the bud in the fig. sense is first recorded 1606. Nip and tuck "a close thing" is recorded from 1832, perhaps from sailing or tailoring. Nippy in ref. to a "biting" chill in the air is first recorded 1898. 2. nip (n.) "small measure of spirits," 1796, shortening of nipperkin (1671) "quantity of liquor of a half pint or less," possibly of Du. or Low Ger. origin and related to nip (v.). |
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