['ɡɒsɪp]['ɡɑːsɪp]
  • n. 流言蜚语;爱说长道短的人;闲话
  • vi. 散播(流言蜚语)
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    在基督教中有为孩子挑选教父母的习俗。男性为教父,女性为教母。教父母在孩子的洗礼仪式中扮演作保的角色。婴儿或儿童受洗后,教父或教母会教导受洗者在宗教上的知识,而如果教子女的双亲不幸死亡,教父母有责任去照顾教子。公元14世纪的时候,教父教母的英语表达法是god-sib。god意为“上帝”,sib意为“相关”(如sibling表示“兄弟姐妹”)。教父教母正是通过上帝才与受洗礼的婴儿发生联系的。godsib后来演变成gossip,意思也被引申和扩大,不仅表示“教父教母”,还表示“至交、好友”。至交好友们在一起,难免谈一些私房话。在16世纪的时候,gossip的意思就固定下来,表示“闲话;讲闲话;爱讲闲话的人”。gossip:['g?s?p]n传闻,绯闻,流言蜚语,八卦新闻;爱传播流言蜚语的人vi.闲聊,传播流言蜚语
      noun(名词)
      1. [ S or U ] (有关别人隐私的)流言蜚语,闲言碎语,闲聊
      2. [ C ] 爱说长道短的人;喜欢散布流言蜚语的人
      verb(动词)
      1. (对别人的隐私)说长道短,传播流言蜚语

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ S or U ] (有关别人隐私的)流言蜚语,闲言碎语,闲聊

      Her letter was full of gossip.

      她信里讲的都是些闲言碎语。

      I don't like all this idle gossip.

      我讨厌这些无聊的流言蜚语。

      I've got some juicy gossip for you.

      我有些特别有趣的小道消息告诉你。

      Have you heard the (latest) gossip?

      你听到(最近流传的)那些闲言碎语了吗?

      Jane and Lyn sat in the kitchen having a good gossip about their friends.

      简和琳恩坐在厨房里大聊特聊自己的那帮朋友。

    2. [ C ] 爱说长道短的人;喜欢散布流言蜚语的人

      She's a terrible gossip.

      她是个很要命的长舌妇。

    verb(动词)
    1. (对别人的隐私)说长道短,传播流言蜚语

      Stop gossiping and do your work.

      别再闲扯了,继续干点活去。

      People have started to gossip about us.

      人们已经开始说我们的闲话了。

    小知识

    Gossip is conversation that's light, informal, and usually about other people's business. It can be fun to gossip about others, but no one likes it when they're the subject of gossip.

    You can find people just about anywhere who love to chatter about the latest rumors and stories: they're gossips who love to gossip. You've probably seen all the celebrity gossip featured in the tabloids: stories about who's dating, marrying, divorcing, or having a baby. But don't trust everything you hear — gossip isn't always accurate, and often people spread untrue gossip just to mess with someone they don't like.

    实用短语

    1. gossip girl

      绯闻女孩,绯闻少女,八卦天后,花边教主

    2. gossip girls

      绯闻女孩,八卦天后,花边教主,绯闻女孩中

    3. hot gossip remix

      鬼马双星

    4. beauty gossip

      美容话题

    5. gossip street

      多咀街,多嘴街

    6. a dish of gossip

      闲谈,翻译,详细翻译

    7. gossip column

      闲话栏,漫谈随笔,闲话专栏,八卦专栏

    常用短语

    1. gossip girl

      绯闻少女(美国一青春偶像剧)

    单词用法

    重要短语
    gossip girl绯闻少女(美国一青春偶像剧)

    同义词

    vi.聊天

    prattle  /  tattle  /  talk  /  chat

    其他释义

    buzz  /  talk  /  chat  /  cat  /  hearsay  /  prattle  /  rumor  /  tattle  /  dirt  /  busybody

    同根词

    词根:gossip

    n.

    gossiper爱闲聊的人;搬弄是非者(gossip的名词形式)

    gossipmonger爱说闲话的人,饶舌人