skimpy 的詞源
skimpy(adj.)
“节省,稀少,”1842年,来自 skimp (adj.) “稀少”(1775年),可能最终源自18世纪早期对 scrimp 的变体或 scamp (v.) 的变体。根据《牛津英语词典》,“直到19世纪晚期才普遍使用。” Skimping,在同一意义上,来自形容词,1778年有据可查。相关词: Skimpily; skimpiness。
Then the fops are so fine,
With lank-wasted chine,
And a little skimp bit of a hat;
Which from sun, wind, and rain,
Will not shelter their brain,
Tho' there's no need to take care of that.
[David Garrick, May-Day, or the Little Gypsy, 1777.]
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