英语词汇“gammy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And not just any old specimen with a wispy beard and a gammy leg; one fit to be declared the finest in all of Scotland.

The Economist, 27 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

of uncertain origin

Note: A connection with game entry 4 is not well-motivated derivationally or phonetically. Also compared with regional French gambi, cambi "lame, bow-legged," though the late date of the word does not favor borrowing from such a source. The use of the word in English dialects to mean "clumsy" or "left-handed" (Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, also gammy-handed) suggests that a word of different origin and meaning may have been influenced by game entry 4.

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

单词	gammy
释义	gammy adjective gam·my ˈga-mē British : lame, game Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web And not just any old specimen with a wispy beard and a gammy leg; one fit to be declared the finest in all of Scotland. The Economist, 27 June 2020 Word History Etymology of uncertain origin Note: A connection with game entry 4 is not well-motivated derivationally or phonetically. Also compared with regional French gambi, cambi "lame, bow-legged," though the late date of the word does not favor borrowing from such a source. The use of the word in English dialects to mean "clumsy" or "left-handed" (Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, also gammy-handed) suggests that a word of different origin and meaning may have been influenced by game entry 4. First Known Use 1870, in the meaning defined above
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gammy

adjective

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