jabber
英 ['dʒæbə]
美 ['dʒæbɚ]
- vi. 快而含糊地说；吱吱喳喳地叫
- vt. 快而含糊地说出
- n. 快而含糊不清的话
- n. (Jabber)人名；(英)贾伯
助记提示
1. jabber 和 gibber 这对拟声词它们是同源拟声，gibber influenced by jabber. 双写字母b就是对这种吱吱喳喳、喋喋不休的声音的形象模拟和描述，可以说其中蕴含做讽刺和贬义。
2. jabber 其发音与汉语“结巴”的发音差不多，因此将其联系起来。
中文词源
jabber 含混不清的说话拟声词，模仿含混不清说话的声音。比较gabble,gibberish.
英文词源
- jabber (v.)
- 1650s, spelling variant of Middle English jablen (c. 1400), also javeren, jaberen, probably ultimately echoic. Related: Jabbered; jabbering. The noun is 1727, from the verb.
双语例句
- 1. Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.
- 听那些猴子在吱吱喳喳地叫.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. Jabber is an open instant message and presence protocol and has been widely used.
- jabber作为 一种流行的开放式即时消息传递和现场服务协议,已经获得了广泛的应用.
来自互联网
- 3. Don't talk on and on [ jabber away ] when you can say it in a few words.
- 两句话能说完的事就别犯 碎嘴子 了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. He began to protest, to jabber of his right of entry.
- 他开始抗议, 唠叨不休地说他有进来的权力.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I would jabber on like monkey in a tree.
- 我像一只猴子一样在树上一直说.
来自互联网
