如果有人说你snout-fair,你是会高兴还是生气呢?
那么被称为dowsabel或percher呢?
这些单词是约克大学专家寻回的30个遗失的英语单词的其中几个,这些专家认为这些单词至今仍然有用。
Dominic Watt, senior lecturer in Language and Linguistic Science at the university, said he hoped people would re-engage with the language of old.
约克大学语言和语言学专业的高级讲师多米尼克•瓦特说,他希望人们能够重新使用旧时代的语言。
The researchers have drawn up the list in an effort to persuade people that these defunct words can still have a relevance.
研究人员拟出了这份清单,试图说服人们这些被废弃的单词仍然和今天的生活有关联。
The team spent three months searching through old books and dictionaries to create the list.
该团队花了三个月时间搜遍了旧书旧词典,创建了这个列表。
先来见识几个“失落”的单词:
Nickum: A cheating or dishonest person
Nickum:作弊或不诚实的人
Peacockize: To behave like a peacock; esp. to pose or strut ostentatiously
Peacockize:表现得像只孔雀,尤其是招摇卖弄、大摇大摆
Rouzy-bouzy: Boisterously drunk
Rouzy-bouzy:醉酒吵闹
Ruff: To swagger, bluster, domineer. To ruff it out / to brag or boast of a thing
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