goof

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mistake or error. US,informal
    — I made a goof in that last calculation.
  2. A mistake or error.; An error made during production which finds its way into the final release. US,informal
  3. A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball. Canada,US,informal
    — Your little brother is a total goof.
  4. A rapist. Canada,slang
动词 v.
  1. To make a mistake. US
    — It's my fault. I goofed.
  2. To engage in mischief. US
    — We were just goofing by painting the neighbor's cat green.

词形变化

goofs plural goofs present,singular,third-person goofing participle,present goofed participle,past goofed past

词汇关系

衍生词
goof around goofball goofer goofery goofish goof off goof-off goof on goofproof goof up goofus goofy

词源

词源 1
Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.
Perhaps from Middle English goffen (“to speak in a frivolous manner”), possibly from Old English gaf, ġegaf (“base; wanton; lewd”, adjective), ġegaf (“buffoonery; scurrility”, noun), gaffetung, golfettung (“buffoonery; mockery”). Compare English dialectal gauffin (“lightheaded; foolish; giddy”), Scots gaff, gawf (“to talk loudly; babble”), Scots gaffaw (“a loud laugh”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Middle French goffe (“awkward; stupid”). Compare also Spanish gofo, Italian goffo.
词源 2
Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.
Perhaps from Middle English goffen (“to speak in a frivolous manner”), possibly from Old English gaf, ġegaf (“base; wanton; lewd”, adjective), ġegaf (“buffoonery; scurrility”, noun), gaffetung, golfettung (“buffoonery; mockery”). Compare English dialectal gauffin (“lightheaded; foolish; giddy”), Scots gaff, gawf (“to talk loudly; babble”), Scots gaffaw (“a loud laugh”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Middle French goffe (“awkward; stupid”). Compare also Spanish gofo, Italian goffo.
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