英语词汇jabberwocky的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

jabberwocky. In its 28 lines Lewis Carroll’s immortal non- sense poem “Jabberwocky” has contributed at least four new words of common usage to the English language, more than any other poem by far. Jabberwocky itself means “nonsense or gibberish”; a “bandersnatch” is an imaginary wild fierce animal or a person who is a menace or a nuisance; “galumph” (from gallop + triumphant) means to move heavily or clumsily; and “chortle” (from chuckle + snort) means to chuckle or utter with glee. Cases could also be made for frabjous, frumious, slithy, and other words in the poem, though these haven’t yet been admitted to most dictionaries.

词汇	jabberwocky
词源	jabberwocky. In its 28 lines Lewis Carroll’s immortal non- sense poem “Jabberwocky” has contributed at least four new words of common usage to the English language, more than any other poem by far. Jabberwocky itself means “nonsense or gibberish”; a “bandersnatch” is an imaginary wild fierce animal or a person who is a menace or a nuisance; “galumph” (from gallop + triumphant) means to move heavily or clumsily; and “chortle” (from chuckle + snort) means to chuckle or utter with glee. Cases could also be made for frabjous, frumious, slithy, and other words in the poem, though these haven’t yet been admitted to most dictionaries.
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