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oaf

英 [əʊf] 美 [of]

解释

n. 呆子；白痴；畸形儿

※ 提供单词"oaf"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

oaf 呆子，畸形儿

来自古诺斯语auf,传说中精灵或仙子遗留人间的怪胎，词源同elf.字母l软化成u.

英文词源

oaf: oaf: see elf
oaf (n.): 1620s, auf, oph (modern form from 1630s), "a changeling; a foolish child left by the fairies" [Johnson], from a Scandinavian source such as Norwegian alfr "silly person," in Old Norse "elf" (see elf). Hence, "a misbegotten, deformed idiot." Until recently, some dictionaries still gave the plural as oaves.

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例句和用法

1. Why give publicity to this self-indulgent, adolescent oaf?: 为什么要宣传报道这个行为任性、青春期未满的白痴呢？

2. Leave the lady alone, you drunken oaf.: 离这位女士远点，你这醉鬼。

3. Mind that cup, you clumsy oaf!: 当心那个杯子，你这笨手笨脚的家伙！

4. How much gold are we talking about here , oaf?: 我们赌是多少钱呢,笨家伙?

5. You clumsy oaf that's the second glass you've broken today!: 你这个笨家伙这是你今天打碎的第二个玻璃杯!