gipsy: [16] In the 16th century, it was widely thought that the Romany people originated in Egypt. They were therefore called gipcyans or gipsens, which was simply an alteration of Egyptian. The modern form of the word developed in the 17th century (perhaps influenced by Latin Aegyptius). In American English the spelling gypsy is generally preferred. (Spanish gitano ‘gipsy’, incidentally, has a similar origin.) => egyptian
Gipsy
alternative spelling of Gypsy. OED gives it precedence, and it is the main form for the word's entry in Century Dictionary, but Fowler writes that "the first y is highly significant, reminding us that Gypsy means Egyptian ...."
雙語例句
1. That old Gipsy woman tells fortunes.
那個吉卜賽老婦人替人算命.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. She had the kind of water - gipsy face , dusky but rosy.
她長著水上吉普賽人的臉孔, 黑里透紅.
來自辭典例句
3. Black - eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes.
黑眼睛的吉卜賽姑娘, 用華麗的手巾包著頭, 突然地闖了進來替人算命.
來自辭典例句
4. The gipsy produced three tin cups, and filled them to the brim with brandy.
吉卜賽人取出三只錫杯, 斟滿了白蘭地.
來自辭典例句
5. Ashurst said idly: " Where were you standing when you saw the gipsy bogle, Jim? "