词汇 | lip |
词源 | lip [OE] Old English lippa is from an Indo-European root shared by Latin labia ‘lips’. The word is used in several phrases expressing an attitude or reaction: bite one’s lip [ME], keep a stiff upper lip [E19th], which despite its association with a certain type of Englishman actually comes from the USA, and smack one’s lips [E19th]. |
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