dangler

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdæŋɡləː/    美 /ˈdæŋɡlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dangling modifier, especially a dangling participle. informal
    — Similarly, participles ending in “ing” often cause danglers in scientific writing: […]
  2. Any body part that dangles, such as the penis, testicles, uvula, and sometimes tongue. slang
    — "Why do I have to feed her? Why do I have to look after her? I'm a girl. Ort doesn't have to 'cause he's a boy, 'cause he's got a dangler and I haven't."
  3. A plotline that is metaphorically left to "dangle" or "hang"; in other words, the plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually dropped, and thus a resolution is never achieved.
  4. A large earring that hangs down far. informal
    — Long hair piled high on top of the head or cut to a short, curvy crop, needs the balance provided by large, dramatic earrings. Those with tresses frizzed into Pre-Raphaelite waves will like the look of huge hoops or ethnic danglers in wood […]
  5. One who dangles about (loiters around) others, especially a man chasing after women. archaic
    — ‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’

词形变化

danglers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English dangle
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English dangler
From dangle + -er.
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