tyke

• n. 劣犬；野狗；（苏格兰）乡下佬；小孩子

来自中古英语 tyke,来自古诺斯语 tik,母狗。后用于指表现不太好的孩子，如令人生厌的熊孩 子。

tyke (n.)

late 14c., "cur, mongrel," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tik "bitch," from Proto-Germanic *tikk- (cognates: Middle Low German tike). Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though the word was used in playful reproof from 1894. As a nickname for a Yorkshireman, from c. 1700; "Perhaps originally opprobrious; but now accepted and owned" [OED].

1. Little tyke fell asleep as we were flying over Bristol.

小家伙一飞到布里斯托就睡了.

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2. Little tyke fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol.

我们飞到布里斯托尔的时候,这小家伙就睡着了.

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3. He was a gash an'faithful tyke.

他是一位聪明忠诚的村夫.

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4. A group of Australian words such as abo ( aborigine ) or tyke ( Catholic ) display a degree of intolerance ( Leonard Santorelli )

一些澳大利亚词,如澳大利亚土著居民或天主教体现了某种不相容的程度 ( 伦纳德圣雷利 )

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