单词 | quiz |
释义 | quiz 1. n. & v. --n (pl. quizzes)   1. a test of knowledge, esp. between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment.   2. an interrogation, examination, or questionnaire. --vtr. (quizzed, quizzing) examine by questioning. Phrases and idioms quiz-master a person who presides over a quiz. Etymology: 19th-c. dial.: orig. unkn. 2. v. & n. archaic --vtr. (quizzed, quizzing)   1. look curiously at; observe the ways or oddities of; survey through an eyeglass.   2. make sport of; regard with a mocking air. --n (pl. quizzes)   1. a hoax, a thing done to burlesque or expose another's oddities.   2. a an odd or eccentric person; a person of ridiculous appearance. b a person given to quizzing. Derivatives quizzer n. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. |
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