"talk much," 1786, probably via Scottish and northern England dialect from earlier sense "speak foolishly; talk indiscreetly" (late 14c.), from gabben "to scoff, jeer; mock (someone), ridicule; reproach (oneself)," also "to lie to" (late 13c.), from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse gabba "to mock, make fun of," and probably in part from Old French gaber "to mock, jest; brag, boast," which, too, is from Scandinavian. Ultimately perhaps imitative (compare gabble, which might have shaded the sense of this word). Gabber was Middle English for "liar, deceiver; mocker." Related: Gabbed; gabbing.
gab (n.)
"action of talking," earlier "chatter, loquacity, idle talk" (mid-13c.), also "falsehood, deceit," originally "a gibe, a taunt" (c. 1200), mid-13c., probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse gabb "mocking, mockery," and in part from Old French gap, gab "joke, jest; bragging talk," which also is probably from Scandinavian (compare gab (v.)). Probably also there is influence from Scottish and northern English gab "the mouth" (see gob); OED reports the word "Not in dignified use." Gift of (the) gab "talent for speaking" is from 1680s.
雙語例句
1. They are naturally good salesmen with the gift of the gab.
他們天生就是能說會道的推銷能手。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The young cheap - Jack had got the gift of gab.
那個年輕小販能說會道.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. The adaptability of modified GAB to other agricultural products will be studied further.
修正模型GAB對其他物料的適應性,還有待進一步研究.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. She has the gift of the gab.
她口才很好.
來自辭典例句
5. With his gift of the gab, he should make an excellent politician.