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单词 carry-tale
释义

carry-talen.

Brit. /ˈkarɪteɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɛriˌteɪl/
Forms: see carry v. and tale n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carry v., tale n.
Etymology: < carry v. + tale n.
A person who habitually spreads rumours or gossips; a telltale, a gossip.After 17th cent. only in occasional use in representations of historical language or with allusion to Shakespeare.
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tale-teller1377
clatterer1388
tittlerc1400
talebearer1478
whisterer1519
whisperer1547
telltale1548
tattler1549
clatterfart1552
tale-carrier1552
babbler?1555
gossip1566
gossiper1568
carry-tale1577
mumble-news1598
twitter1598
buzzer1604
blob-talea1670
gadabout1757
tell-pie1771
circulator1792
clype1825
windjammer1880
tattle-tale1889
panta1908
clatfarta1930
1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1703/2 By reason of carie tales [1587 carietales] and flatterers, the loue continued not long.
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 463 Some carry tale, some please-man. View more context for this quotation
1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 131 We haue our carry-tales..to acquaint vs with their priuate actions & speeches.
1637 Pleasant Hist. Life & Death Will Summers sig. B6v He gained not onely great grace and favour from his Maiesty, but a generall love from the Nobility: for he was no carry-tale, nor whisperer, nor flattering insinuater, to breed discord and dissention.
1700 Char. Whig 46 Such an egregious carry-Tale, and Lyar.
a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1977) i. i. 29 Only Harry maintained that Father Joseph was no carry-tale.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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