| 词源 |
nibble v."to bite gently; eat by gnawing off small bits," c. 1500, not found in Middle English; perhaps from Low German nibbeln "to nibble, gnaw," related to Middle Low German nibbelen, Middle Dutch knibbelen "to gnaw," source of Dutch knibbelen "to cavail, squabble." Related: Nibbled; nibbling. nibble n. 1650s, "act of nibbling," from nibble (v.). As "a small bite, a morsel" from 1838. updated on June 08, 2019 |