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    Gabby describes a person who talks a lot, often about small things, and does not stop easily. It is an adjective, not a verb. A gabby neighbour tells you the whole story when you only asked the time.

    Gabby describes a person who talks a lot Gabby話多的,形容一個很愛講話的人,often about small things常常講些雞毛蒜皮的小事,and does not stop easily而且不容易停下來。It is an adjective, not a verb這是形容詞,不是動詞。A gabby neighbour tells you the whole story when you only asked the time一個gabby話多的鄰居,你只問幾點,他能跟你講完整個故事。

    It can be fond — you like the person, you just notice the river of words — or a little critical, as if they use too many words and leave too little air. It is not as strong as rude names for someone who never lets you speak.

    It can be fond這個字可以是帶著喜愛的——you like the person, you just notice the river of words你喜歡這個人,只是注意到他講話像流水一樣停不下來——or a little critical也可以帶一點批評的意味,as if they use too many words and leave too little air好像他話太多、都不留空間給別人。It is not as strong as rude names for someone who never lets you speak它不像那些罵人「講不停、不讓人插嘴」的粗話那麼重。

    You use it about people, and sometimes about a style, not about a serious speech or a careful book. It is informal: fine with friends, odd in a formal essay.

    You use it about people你會用它來形容人,and sometimes about a chatty style有時候也形容一種愛聊天的風格,not about a serious speech or a careful book但不會用來形容嚴肅的演講或用心寫的書。It is informal這是口語用字:fine with friends, odd in a formal essay跟朋友聊天用沒問題,寫正式文章就顯得怪。

    It is built in a simple way: plus -y, the same kind of ending as noisy or messy.

    It is built in a simple way這個字的組成很簡單:gab plus -y gab加上-y,the same kind of ending as noisy or messy跟noisy吵鬧的或messy亂糟糟的用的是同一種字尾。

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組成From gab + -y (the ending that turns a noun into an adjective, as in messy, noisy).

同家族的字

  • gabthe talking; gabby is someone who gabs
  • gabfestsame gab, plus -fest

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Gabbyname/ˈɡæbi/

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    A diminutive form of the male given name Gabriel.

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    A diminutive form of the female given names Gabrielle, Gabriella and Gabriela.

gabbyadj/ˈɡæb.i/

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    informalInclined to talk too much.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。