loon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic. slang
    — An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."
  2. Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. Canada,US
    — The Loone is an ill ſhap'd thing like a Cormorant; but that he can neyther goe nor flye; he maketh a noiſe ſometimes like a Sovvgelders horne.
  3. An idler, a lout. obsolete
    — The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.
  4. A boy, a lad. Scotland,Ulster
  5. A harlot; mistress. Scotland
  6. A simpleton. Scotland
  7. An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland. Ireland,historical
  8. A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
  9. Clipping of balloon. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping

词形变化

loons plural loons plural

词汇关系

衍生词
conservaloon gunloon loon pants loons loonsome
相关词
looney loony loonie

词源

词源 1
From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony.
词源 2
Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lómr (“loon”), ultimately imitative of the bird's cry, particularly when it's in danger. Distantly related to lament, probably sharing Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root).
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