gowk

英 [gaʊk] 美
  • n. 杜鹃鸟;呆子

英文词源


gowk (n.)
"cuckoo," early 14c., from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukoz (cognates: Old English geac "cuckoo," Old High German gouh). Meaning "fool" attested from c. 1600.