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polliwog


  • 英式英标[\'pɑlɪwɑɡ]
  • 美式音标[\'pɒlɪwɒg]

n. 蝌蚪;首次越过赤道的海员

中文词源

polliwog 蝌蚪

来自poll,头,-wog,摇摆,词源同wiggle,waggle.比喻用法。

英文词源

polliwog (n.)
"tadpole," mid-15c., polwygle, probably from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + wiglen "to wiggle" (see wiggle (v.)). Modern spelling is 1830s, replacing earlier polwigge.