词族 · prate
中文词源
prate 胡扯，瞎吹
来自中古英语praten,胡扯，瞎吹，来自Proto-Germanic*prattuz,夸夸其谈，吹牛，拟声词，词源同pretty.
英语词源
- prate (v.)
- early 15c., from or related to Middle Dutch praten "to chatter" (c. 1400), from a Proto-Germanic imitative root (compare East Frisian proten, Middle Low German praten, Middle High German braten, Swedish prata "to talk, chatter"). Related: Prated; prating. As a noun from 1570s.
权威例句
- 1. If the hen does not prate, she will not lay.
- 母鸡不唠叨不下蛋.
- 2. Pen walked on, listening to his companion's prate, wondering, amused, and puzzled.
- 潘一路走去, 听他同伴喋喋不休, 觉得又惊讶有趣, 又有些困惑不解.