| 词汇 | gannet |
| 词源 | gannet [OE] Old English ganot is Germanic in origin and related to Dutch gent ‘gander’ (solan goose is another name for a gannet). The word is used sometimes to describe a greedy person—first found used for a greedy sailor in 1920s slang. |
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