gill: English has three separate words gill. The oldest, gill ‘ravine’ [11], was borrowed from Old Norse gil, a word of unknown ancestry. Gill ‘fishes’ breathing organ’ [14] probably also comes from an Old Norse *gil, never actually recorded, but deduced from modern Swedish gäl and Danish gjælle ‘gill’. It may well go back to a prehistoric Indo-European source which also produced Greek kheilos ‘lip’. Gill ‘quarter of a pint’ [14] comes via Old French gille from medieval Latin gillo ‘water-pot’.
gill (n.1)
"organ of breathing in fishes," early 14c., of unknown origin, perhaps related to Scandinavian words, such as Old Norse gjölnar which perhaps means "gills," and Old Danish -gæln (in fiske-gæln "fish gill"); said to be ultimately from a PIE *ghel-una- "jaw" (cognate: Greek kheilos "lip"). Related: Gills.
gill (n.2)
liquid measure (commonly a half-pint), late 13c., from Old French gille, a wine measure, and from Medieval Latin gillo "earthenware jar," words of uncertain origin, perhaps related to the source of gallon.
Gill
fem. proper name, shortened form of Gillian. Also see Jill. Gill-flirt "giddy young woman" is from 1630s.
中文解释
1. gills：谐音“给耳鳃、及耳鳃、给鳄鳃”。
实用例句
1. Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality.
吉尔个性鲜明，热情洋溢。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Gill speaks in a quiet Irish brogue.
吉尔说话带有轻微的爱尔兰口音。
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3. She took Gill by the hand.
她拉起吉尔的手。
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4. Gill chortled with delight.
吉尔高兴得哈哈大笑。
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5. Gill's last school report shocked his parents into action.
