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A rumpus is a lot of noise, the kind people make when they are angry with each other, or when children are tearing around a room. Someone “kicks up a rumpus” — they make a noisy fuss.
A rumpus isrumpus是指 a lot of noise很大的噪音 the kind people make when they are angry with each other就是人們彼此生氣時會發出的那種聲音 or 或者 when children are tearing around a room小孩在房間裡橫衝直撞的時候。Someone "kicks up a rumpus"有人「kicks up a rumpus」 they make a noisy fuss意思是他們吵吵鬧鬧地大鬧一場。
It is informal, and a little old-fashioned: a parent or a storybook might say it; a business report probably would not.
It is這是 informal, and a little old-fashioned個口語、有點老派的字 a parent or a storybook might say it爸媽或故事書可能會這樣說 a business report probably would not商業報告大概不會。
Though actually, in American homes you still hear rumpus room: a downstairs room where kids can play and be loud. That shows the heart of the word is noisy disorder, not only a fight. A rumpus can be a quarrel, but it can also be cheerful chaos.
Though actually不過 in American homes you still hear在美國家庭裡你還是會聽到 rumpus roomrumpus room a downstairs room where kids can play and be loud一個小孩可以在裡面玩耍、可以吵鬧的樓下房間。That shows這顯示 the heart of the word is noisy disorder這個字的核心是吵鬧、混亂 not only a fight不只是吵架。A rumpus can be a quarrelrumpus可以是吵架 but 也 it can also be cheerful chaos也可以是開心的一團亂。
We do not know where the word first came from. It shows up around 1745, and it may just have been made because it sounded rowdy — perhaps a twist on older words like or rumbustical (“, noisy”) with a Latin-looking -us stuck on. The verb came later, around 1839, but the noun is the one you will meet.
We do not know我們不知道 where the word first came from這個字最早是從哪裡來的。It shows up around 1745它大約在1745年出現 and 可能 it may just have been made because it sounded rowdy只是因為聽起來很吵鬧才被造出來 perhaps a twist on older words like rumbustious or rumbustical或許是從rumbustious或rumbustical這類舊字變出來的 ("boisterous, noisy")（「喧鬧、吵鬧」） with a Latin-looking -us stuck on後面加了個看起來像拉丁文的-us。The verb came later動詞的用法比較晚才出現 around 1839大約在1839年 but 你會遇到的是 the noun is the one you will meet名詞的用法。
組成Unknown. First use around 1745. Perhaps an arbitrary formation — a word people made because it sounded right. Possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us. The verb appears around 1839.
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。
rumpusnoun/ˈɹʌm.pəs/
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A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
- "I'd like to know how on earth we are going to finish the case with all this umptydoodle rumpus going on."
- But as his rumpus with Mr. Christie entered its second and third rounds, Mr. Rubio appeared to abandon that game plan.
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A rumpus room.
rumpusverb/ˈɹʌm.pəs/
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informalTo cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.
- All night, as wide awake as gnats, The terriers rumpused after rats, Or, just for practice, taught their brats, To worry cast-off shoes and hats.
- ... and Marie routed up Mammy nights, and rumpussed and scolded, with more energy than ever, all day, on the strength of this new misery.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。