| 释义 |
carl
I. noun
or carle \ˈkärl, -rəl\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -carl, from Old Norse karl man, man of the common people; akin to Old English ceorl man, man of the common people — more at churl
1. : a man of the common people : worker, farmer, craftsman
2. now dialect : a base or lowbred fellow : churl, boor — used as a term of contempt
3. now Scotland : a niggardly man : pinchpenny
4. chiefly Scotland : fellow, lad
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from carl (I)
obsolete : to behave churlishly : snarl |