dinkum

英 ['dɪŋkəm] 美
  • n. 工作
  • adj. 纯粹的;真正的

词组搭配


fair dinkum

used to emphasize that or query whether something is genuine or true

[用来强调(或质疑)某物的真实性(或正确性)]

It's a fair dinkum Aussie wedding.

这是个相当正宗的澳洲婚礼。

‘Burt's just told me he's packing up in a month.’ ‘Fair dinkum?’.

“伯特刚告诉我他在一个月内就要结束了。”“当真?”。

实用场景例句


If you're dinkum, I'll help you.
如果你的身份真实,我就帮你。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

It's a fair dinkum Aussie wedding.
那是地道的澳大利亚婚礼。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She finally wrote me asking forgiveness and I found it fair dinkum.
她最后写信给我请求原谅,我觉得来信写得很诚恳.

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Mary finally wrote me asking forgiveness, and I found it fair dinkum.
玛丽最后写信给我请求原谅, 我觉得来信写得很诚恳.

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中文词源


dinkum 真正的

词源不详,可能来自拟声词,模仿清脆的声音。引申义掷地有声的,真正的。

双语例句


1. If you're dinkum, I'll help you.
如果你的身份真实,我就帮你。

来自《权威词典》

2. It's a fair dinkum Aussie wedding.
那是地道的澳大利亚婚礼。

来自《权威词典》

3. She finally wrote me asking forgiveness and I found it fair dinkum.
她最后写信给我请求原谅,我觉得来信写得很诚恳.

来自互联网

4. Mary finally wrote me asking forgiveness, and I found it fair dinkum.
玛丽最后写信给我请求原谅, 我觉得来信写得很诚恳.

来自互联网

英文词源


dinkum (n.)
1888, "hard work," Australian slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to Lincolnshire dialect. Meaning "honest, genuine" is attested from 1894.