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grutch的意思
grutch
[ɡrt]
- 抱怨
- 发牢骚
- 勉强地给
- 勉强地准许
英文词源
- grutch (v.)
- c. 1200, grucchen, "to murmur, complain," from Old French grouchier, grocier "to murmur, to grumble," of unknown origin, perhaps from Germanic, probably ultimately imitative. Meaning "to begrudge" is c. 1400. Compare gruccild (early 13c.) "woman who complains," from grutch + suffix of unknown origin. Related: Grutched; grutching. As a noun from c. 1400.