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

gypsy

/ˈdʒɪpsi

(also gipsy)

noun (plural gypsies)

1 (usually Gypsy) A member of a travelling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia.But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen....

Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission.
The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new.

2 informal A nomadic or free-spirited person: why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?...

Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being.
It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side.
He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies.

Derivatives

gypsyish

adjective ...

He blew a gypsyish tangle of dark hair from his eyes and picked up his fag from where it was perched.
From his gypsyish complexion, the boy was thought to be Welsh.
What results is a continent of gypsyish blues, punctuated by eclectic folk influences.

Origin

Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt).

单词	gypsy
释义	gypsy /ˈdʒɪpsi / (also gipsy) noun (plural gypsies) 1 (usually Gypsy) A member of a travelling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. Gypsies speak a language (Romany) that is related to Hindi and are believed to have originated in South Asia.But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen.... Many Romany gypsies and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission. The history of Romany gipsies and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new. 2 informal A nomadic or free-spirited person: why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?... Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being. It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a gypsy, nomadic side. He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic gypsies. Derivatives gypsyish adjective ... He blew a gypsyish tangle of dark hair from his eyes and picked up his fag from where it was perched. From his gypsyish complexion, the boy was thought to be Welsh. What results is a continent of gypsyish blues, punctuated by eclectic folk influences. Origin Mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt).
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