| 词汇 | game |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. game (n.) O.E. gamen "joy, fun, amusement," common Gmc. (cf. O.Fris. game, O.N. gaman, O.H.G. gaman "joy, glee"), regarded as identical with Goth. gaman "participation, communion," from P.Gmc. *ga- collective prefix + *mann "person," giving a sense of "people together." Meaning "contest played according to rules" is first attested c.1300. Sense of "wild animals caught for sport" is late 13c.; hence fair game (1825), also gamey "having the flavor of game" (1863). Adjective sense of "brave, spirited" is 1725, from the noun, especially in game-cock "bird for fighting." Game plan is 1941, from U.S. football; game show first attested 1961. 2. game (adj.) "lame," 1787, from north Midlands dialect, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps' slang) "bad," or from O.N.Fr. gambe "leg." 词根记忆： n. 游戏,娱乐;比赛;(pl.)运动会vi.赌博The tame tigers play the same game on the frame.温顺的老虎在框架上玩同一游戏. |
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