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

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