把脖子伸出去看一眼
這一家從核心畫面裡的「動作」長出來，而不是從那隻鳥本身。你想像鵝把脖子一伸、頭往前探，那正是人湊過去看東西的樣子，英文就把這個動作借來當成「看一下」。
noun · B2
If you have a gander at something, or take a gander at it, you look at it — usually a quick look, and usually because you are curious.
瞧一眼
核心畫面
A big male goose at the farm gate with his long neck stretched right out — head pushed forward to see what is there, ready to if he does not like it. Both uses of the word live in that picture: the bird itself, and the stretched-out neck that is going for a look.
gander 可以想成農場門口那隻大公鵝：脖子長長地伸出去，頭往前探，想看清楚眼前是什麼，不滿意就發出嘶嘶聲。這個畫…更多收起
gander 可以想成農場門口那隻大公鵝：脖子長長地伸出去，頭往前探，想看清楚眼前是什麼，不滿意就發出嘶嘶聲。這個畫面裡其實有兩樣東西：一樣是那隻鳥，一樣是牠那個「把頭探過去看」的動作。英文把兩樣都留了下來——一個當名詞用來指公鵝，一個被借去講「瞧一眼」。From the word’s history
Old English gandra meant a male goose, and the word has stayed on that bird ever since. Our source adds that the meaning a look comes from the image of craning your neck like a goose.
古英文的 gandra 就是「公鵝」，這個字一直沒離開那隻鳥。我們手上的資料另外說明：「看一眼」這個意思，來自「像鵝一樣伸長脖子」的畫面。所以兩個用法不是各走各的，而是同一隻鳥的兩個面向。
Wiktionary entry for gander (kaikki extract supplied in this packet): the meaning 'a look' is derived from the image of craning one's neck like a goose.
From the picture
Also in this word
noun · B2
A male goose. The female bird is called a goose and the young one is called a gosling, so gander is the word you use when the sex of the bird matters.
公鵝