| 释义 |
▪ I. † ˈbashment Obs.
In 4 bays-.
[Aphetic form of abashment.]
Confusion from surprise or sudden check; discomfiture, shame.
c1325E.E. Allit. P. A. 174 Bot baysment gef myn hert a brunt. 1519W. Horman Vulg. 48 A mannis mynde is neuer more vnstable than in soden chauncis, and soden bashement. 1610Holland Camden's Brit. (1637) 86 Where to controll lesse feare it was, lesse bashment to displease.
▪ II. bashment, n.2 orig. Jamaican.
Brit. |ˈbaʃm(ə)nt|, U.S. |ˈbæʃm(ə)nt|
[Probably ‹bash n.1 (compare sense 2(b) at that entry) + -ment suffix.
Compare:
1997S. Barrow & P. Dalton Reggae: Rough Guide Gloss. 373/1 Bashment, originally from..‘a big bash’, the works, the ultimate, whether applied to a sound-system session or a woman passing on the street. ]
An event or party, esp. one featuring dancehall reggae or ragga music. Also (now usually): an up-tempo style of popular music derived from dancehall reggae and ragga, but with a more aggressive sound and vocal delivery. Freq. attrib.
1996Beenie/Degree at ‘Strictly the Best’ Showcase Rev. in rec.music.reggae (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Nov. Until the next bashment, tune into our site for info. 1997Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 July 9/2 On the social side though, hotel mogul ‘Butch’ Stewart saw to it that our Caribbean friends had a full dose of bashment Jamaican-style. 2004New Nation 14 June 23/2 Later that week..Sean ‘Dutty-Ay’ Paul will bring bashment to the big stage when he performs a one-off gig at Wembley Arena. |