guy: English has two separate words guy. The guy of guy rope [14] was probably borrowed from a Low German word (of which Dutch gei ‘rope used for hauling a sail in’ may well be a descendant), but its ultimate ancestry is not clear. Guy ‘fellow, man’ [19] originated as an American English generalization of guy ‘effigy of Guy Fawkes burned on 5 November’ – a sense first recorded in 1806.
guy (n.1)
"small rope, chain, wire," 1620s, nautical; earlier "leader" (mid-14c.), from Old French guie "a guide," also "a crane, derrick," from guier (see guide (v.)); or from a related word in North Sea Germanic.
guy (n.2)
"fellow," 1847, American English; earlier, in British English (1836) "grotesquely or poorly dressed person," originally (1806) "effigy of Guy Fawkes," leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up British king and Parliament (Nov. 5, 1605). The effigies were paraded through the streets by children on the anniversary of the conspiracy. The male proper name is from French, related to Italian Guido.
雙語例句
1. This guy, Jack Smith, does he go by the name of Jackal?
這個叫杰克·史密斯的家伙是不是還有個名字叫杰凱爾？
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2. Guy Powell, defending, told magistrates: "It's a sad and disturbing case."
蓋伊·鮑威爾在進行辯護時對地方法官說道：“這是一件非常不幸、令人不安的案子。”
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3. He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair.
他聲稱自己是這起事件的替罪羊。
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4. "Get the guy in the purple shirt." — "All right, my man."
“把那個穿紫襯衫的家伙叫過來。”——“好的，老兄。”
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5. Maybe this guy isn't so squeaky clean after all.