這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字,意思沒有關係, 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 隨手重重放下 · 便宜的葡萄酒

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plonk

verb; noun; adverb

核心畫面

Plonk can be heard as the noise itself: something solid lands and the air gives back one short, dull thump. Everything in this group is that thump, used in a different way — the hand that let go of the object a moment early, the person who dropped into a chair, the exact spot where the thing came down.

「plonk」可以想成一聲悶響:一個硬東西落下,空氣回你一聲短短的「咚」。這一組意思,都像是從那一聲長出來的。有時候更多收起「plonk」可以想成一聲悶響:一個硬東西落下,空氣回你一聲短短的「咚」。這一組意思,都像是從那一聲長出來的。有時候它就是聲音本身;有時候是造成那聲音的動作——手提早一點鬆開,東西自己掉完最後一段;有時候是那個往椅子上一沉的人;有時候是「不偏不倚就落在這裡」的位置。重量、隨意,還有那一聲,一直都在。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary records this plonk as onomatopoeic — a word made out of the sound it names — and points to plunk as a near relative.

來源把這一支的 plonk 記成狀聲詞,也就是照聲音造出來的字,並提到相近的 plunk。所以這裡的順序可以想成:先有聲音,才有動作和位置。

Wiktionary entry 'plonk' (etymology 1), kaikki snapshot 3f6f69a190036ae4

From the picture

造成那一聲的動作

把鏡頭從聲音往前推一步,就看見是誰讓它響的:一隻提早鬆開的手,或一個不打算慢慢坐下的人。

verb · C1

To put something down in a heavy, careless way, often so that it makes a short dull noise as it lands.

隨手重重放下

Also in this word

noun · C1

A short, dull sound made by something solid landing or being put down.

咚的一聲

A second word, same spelling

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plonk

noun

核心畫面

This plonk is spelled like the noise word but comes down a different road. One way to hold it: a bottle you picked up without looking at the label, opened without ceremony, and would never describe to anyone as good.

這個 plonk 跟「咚一聲」那一支長得一樣,走的卻是另一條路。可以想成一瓶隨手拿的酒:標籤沒細看,開瓶也不講究,也更多收起這個 plonk 跟「咚一聲」那一支長得一樣,走的卻是另一條路。可以想成一瓶隨手拿的酒:標籤沒細看,開瓶也不講究,也不會拿去跟人稱讚。它說的不是酒的種類,而是一句評價——便宜、普通、沒什麼期待。語氣通常帶點自嘲,不是嚴厲的批評。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary records this noun as WWI military slang, an alteration of French vin blanc (white wine), first seen in the playful rhyming form plinketty-plonk, and notes the sound of wine being poured may have helped it along.

來源記載它是一次大戰的軍中俚語,由法文 vin blanc(白酒)走音而來,最早出現的是 plinketty-plonk 這種押韻的玩笑說法。來源也提到,倒酒的聲音可能讓這個講法更站得住。可以想成士兵把聽不懂的外語照著唸成自己的字。

Wiktionary entry 'plonk' (etymology 2), kaikki snapshot 3f6f69a190036ae4