baksheesh

英 [bæk'ʃiːʃ] 美 [,bæk'ʃiʃ]
  • n. 津贴;小费

中文词源


baksheesh 施舍,小费

来自士耳其语,字面意思即给,给予。

英文词源


baksheesh (n.)
1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Persian bakhshish, literally "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE root *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous).

双语例句


1. The porter expects baksheesh from you.
那脚夫期待你付小费.

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