meek是什么意思

英式英标[mik]
美式音标[miːk]

adj. 温顺的；谦恭的；驯服的

n. (Meek)人名；(英)米克

中文词源

meek 温顺的，谦恭的

来自Proto-Germanic*meukaz,柔软的，谦逊的，来自PIE*meug,滑的，黏的，词源同mucus,muggy.后引申词义温顺的，谦恭的等，通常用以形容女人有礼貌。

英文词源

meek: meek: see muck
meek (adj.): c. 1200, "gentle, quiet, unaggressive; benevolent, kind; courteous, humble, unassuming;" of a woman, "modest," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from Proto-Germanic *meukaz (cognates: Gothic muka-modei "humility," Dutch muik "soft"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE *meug- "slippery, slimy." In the Bible, it translates Latin mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
meek (n.): "those who are meek," c. 1200, from meek (adj.).

中文解释

1. 根据首辅音决定词类含义的原理以及 meek 和 mild 的词源信息猜测，这两个单词很可能具有同源性或者亲缘关系，它们都来源于古北欧语或者古日耳曼语；它们都很可能与词根 medi- / mid- 具有同源性或者亲缘关系，表示一种不偏不倚、不走极端的中庸路线或状态。2. 谐音“秘客”-------做秘书的人，简称“秘人、秘客”------秘书显然都是很温顺的嘛。3. 谐音“秘可”-----秘书可人儿啦。

实用例句

1. She maintained a kind of meek-ness.: 她保持着一种温顺的态度。

2. The meek shall inherit the earth.: 谦卑的人必承受地土。

3. They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild .: 他们称她为“鼠小姐”，因为她总是那么懦弱谦和。

4. He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.: 他期望女儿都温顺听话。

5. He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.: 他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布.

meek是什么意思

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