英语词汇bungle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bungle
词源	bungle v. "to work or act clumsily," 1520s, origin obscure. OED suggests imitative; perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or perhaps [Skeat] from a Scandinavian word akin to Swedish bangla "to work ineffectually," Old Swedish bunga "to strike" (related to German Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungling. bungle n. "a clumsy piece of work," 1650s, from bungle (v.). Entries linking to bungle bungling n. "clumsy workmanship," 1660s, verbal noun from bungle (v.). bungler n. "one who works clumsily," 1530s, agent noun from bungle (v.). bungling adj. "prone to bungle, clumsy, awkward," 1580s, present-participle adjective from bungle (v.). Related: Bunglingly. updated on August 30, 2017
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