bleat英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. onomatopoeic

动词 v.

Of a sheep, goat, or calf: to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound. onomatopoeic

— Near-synonym: baa (sheep and goat)
Of a person, to complain. derogatory,informal

— Near-synonyms: kvetch, moan, whinge, whine, holler
Of a person, to say things of little importance to the listener. derogatory,informal

— Near-synonyms: drone on, go on

词形变化

bleats plural blate alternative blait alternative bleats present,singular,third-person bleating participle,present bleated participle,past bleated past blate alternative blait alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

debleat outbleat

词源

词源 1

From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”).
Cognate with Scots blete, bleit, West Frisian bâlte, blaaien, blêtsje (“to bleat”), Dutch blaten (“to bleat”), Low German bleten (“to bleat”), German blaßen, blässen (“to bleat”).

词源 2

From Middle English bleten, from Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”), from Proto-West Germanic *blātijan, from Proto-Germanic *blētijaną (“to bleat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to howl, cry, bleat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to make a loud noise”).
Cognate with Scots blete, bleit, West Frisian bâlte, blaaien, blêtsje (“to bleat”), Dutch blaten (“to bleat”), Low German bleten (“to bleat”), German blaßen, blässen (“to bleat”).