词汇 | jive |
词源 | jive [1920s] This was originally used in the US usage for meaningless or misleading speech. Its origin is unknown, but may be African. It came to be used for a type of fast jazz and for the slang of African American jazz musicians, with the meaning ‘a dance performed to jazz’ found in the 1940s. |
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