| 词源 |
gaffer. Gaffer means an old man, so an old gaffer is somewhat redundant, but that is how the expression is mostly used. Gaffer is thought to be a contraction of either grandfather or godfather, and is believed to be much older than its first recorded use at the end of the 16th century. An old gammer, for “an old woman,” derives from either grandmother or godmother and is rarely heard outside rural England. A gaffer is also the chief lighting technician on a movie or TV set. |