whinge英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A cry. Australia,Ireland,New-Zealand,UK

— Her whinges grew even shriller and more annoying the longer we had to listen to them.
A peevish complaint. Australia,Ireland,New-Zealand,UK

— I know you don't like it, but your whinges won't solve the problem!

动词 v.

To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK

— Argh! He has been whinging about it all night, even though he knows there's nothing we can do.

词形变化

whinges present,singular,third-person whingeing participle,present whinging participle,present whinged participle,past whinged past winge alternative quhynge alternative whinges plural winge alternative quhynge alternative

词源

词源 1

From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).

词源 2

From a northern variant of Old English hwinsian (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn (“to whine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīnan (“to whine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with German winseln (“to whine, whimper”).