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
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 ...."
双语例句
1. That old Gipsy woman tells fortunes.
那个吉卜赛老妇人替人算命.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. She had the kind of water - gipsy face , dusky but rosy.
她长着水上吉普赛人的脸孔, 黑里透红.
来自辞典例句
3. Black - eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes.
黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘, 用华丽的手巾包着头, 突然地闯了进来替人算命.
来自辞典例句
4. The gipsy produced three tin cups, and filled them to the brim with brandy.
吉卜赛人取出三只锡杯, 斟满了白兰地.
来自辞典例句
5. Ashurst said idly: " Where were you standing when you saw the gipsy bogle, Jim? "
