| 词源 |
puffer n.1620s, "person or thing that blows in short blasts," agent noun from puff (v.). Earliest in reference to tobacco smokers; later also especially of steamboats and steam engines. As "one who praises or extols with exaggerated commendation," from 1736. As a type of fish that inflates itself in defense, from 1814. updated on January 28, 2021 |