- 1轉贈（把收到的禮物再送給別人）
To regift is to take a present someone gave you and give it to a different person, as if it were a new gift. People do it when the thing is unused, not their taste, or they already have one. It is an informal, fairly new verb (and sometimes a noun: a regift). Though actually, manners are the whole argument: some families see it as practical — the object finds someone who wants it — and others see it as cheap or dishonest if the new person finds out. Taking an item back to the shop for money is not regifting; that is returning it. The quiet rule, if you do it, is: do not give it back to the original giver, and do not pass on something used or broken.
組成re- (again) + gift.
同家族的字
- giftthe second half: the present being passed on
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
regiftverb/ɹiˈɡɪft/
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informalTo give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.
- Be upfront when giving the re-gifted item.
- Don't tell the person who is receiving the gift that he/she is being regifted.
regiftnoun/ɹiˈɡɪft/
- 1
informalA gift which has been given to a second or subsequent recipient.
- Fortunately, I'd brought a selection of consolation prizes, Christmas regifts all, and so Ritchie the stranded F-250 driver became the recipient of a very nice scented candle.
- Some regifts, particularly distinctive ones, may make the rounds (see “How to Repurpose a Fruitcake,” facing page) and end up being regifted to the original giver, a situation you may find hard to explain.
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