lad

英 [l?d] 美[l?d]

近義詞youth boy guy

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?lads;

1. 諧音“男的”。
2. 反義同源：lad <====> lass.
3. lad 這貨跟 lass 是天生一對(duì)兒，就跟 boy 和 girl 是天生一對(duì)兒一樣的，所以這一對(duì)兒一定要一起記憶，所謂男女搭配干活不累嘛，不對(duì)應(yīng)該是男女搭配記詞不累。

lad 男孩，小伙

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ)ladde,步兵，年青的男仆，可能來(lái)自lead的過(guò)去分詞，即被引導(dǎo)者，被帶領(lǐng)的人，后用來(lái)指年輕的小伙。

lad: lad: [13] Lad originally meant ‘male of low status or social rank’, and hence ‘male servant’, but by the 14th century its progression to the presentday ‘young male’ was well under way. It is not known where it came from, but there seems to be a strong likelihood of a Scandinavian origin (Norwegian has -ladd in compounds referring to ‘(male) persons’).
lad (n.): c. 1300, ladde "foot soldier," also "young male servant" (attested as a surname from late 12c.), possibly from a Scandinavian language (compare Norwegian -ladd, in compounds for "young man"), but of obscure origin in any case. OED hazards a guess on Middle English ladde, plural of the past participle of lead (v.), thus "one who is led" (by a lord). Liberman derives it from Old Norse ladd "hose; woolen stocking." "The development must have been from 'stocking,' 'foolish youth' to 'youngster of inferior status' and (with an ameliorated meaning) to 'young fellow.'" He adds, "Words for socks, stockings, and shoes seem to have been current as terms of abuse for and nicknames of fools." Meaning "boy, youth, young man" is from mid-15c. Scottish form laddie, a term of endearment, attested from 1540s.

2. He was a nice lad — bright and with a sunny disposition.: 他是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的小伙子——聰明伶俐而且性格開(kāi)朗。

3. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him.: 他是個(gè)敏感的小伙子，有些批評(píng)刺痛了他。

5. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.: 跟他哥哥一比，他不過(guò)是個(gè)小毛孩。