gelt

英 [gelt]
  • v. 阉割(geld的过去式)

英文词源


gelt (n.)
"money," 1520s, from German and Dutch gelt "gold, money," from Proto-Germanic *geldam "payment" (see geld (n.)). In some later uses from Yiddish gelt, from Old High German gelt "payment, reward," from the same source.
gelt (adj.)
past participle of geld (v.); hence, as an adjective, "castrated" (mid-15c.).

双语例句


1. He looked down upon gelt.
他看不起金钱.

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