词汇 | rag |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1. rag (n.) c.1310, probably from O.N. rogg "shaggy tuft," earlier raggw-, or possibly from O.Dan. rag (see rug), or a back-formation from ragged (c.1300), which is from O.N. raggaðr "shaggy," via O.E. raggig "rag-like." It also may represent an unrecorded O.E. cognate of O.N. rogg. As an insulting term for "newspaper, magazine" it dates from 1734; slang for "tampon, sanitary napkin" is attested from 1930s. Rags "personal clothing" is from 1855, Amer.Eng. Rags-to-riches "rise from poverty to wealth" is attested from 1947. Ragtop "convertible car" is from 1955. Raghead, insulting term for "South Asian or Middle Eastern person," first attested 1921. 2. rag (v.) "scold," 1739, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Dan. dialectal rag "grudge." 词根记忆: n. 抹布,破布,碎布The ragged man drags a waggon of rag fragments.那个衣衫褴褛的人拉着一货车破布碎片. |
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