语言学家对俚语没有简单明确的定义,但他们一致认为,俚语是一种不断变化的语言现象,存在于世界各地的亚文化中。俚语是一种非正式的词汇(单词、短语和语言用法),常见于口头交谈,但在正式写作中避免使用。因为俚语并不总是从字面意义上讲得通,所以您需要熟悉每个俚语的意思和用法。英语俚语是日常英语的重要组成部分。
儒琴今日英语俚语 (English Slang of the Day)
wing it 英语解释
to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation; to do or attempt something with little preparation in advance; to improvise.
wing it 汉语解释
英语俚语 wing it 是个动词词组,意思是即兴发挥、临场发挥、即兴表演;没有太多的练习或准备就做或尝试某事。
wing it 俚语起源
wing 最常用的意思是“翅膀”,作为名词或动词。wing 还有个意思,是指一座大型建筑物的一部分,尤指从主要建筑延伸突出来的部分 (a part of a large building, especially one that projects from the main part.)。
“wing it” (即兴表演) 最早是一种戏剧舞台用语,指演员在 wings (舞台傍边的房间;后台)等候上场时匆忙记住台词,然后上台即兴表演。
“wing it” 这个短语最早可以追溯到19世纪末,“to wing” 作为动词在1885年版的《Stage》杂志上定义是: 没有多少练习或准备就试图做某事; 即兴创作 (to do or attempt something with little preparation in advance; to improvise)。
“wing it”早在1933年就已在印刷版中明确使用,但在那之前,这个词就已经被广泛使用了。在《菲利普·戈弗雷的幕后故事:当代英国戏剧的幕后调查》一书中,这个词的解释再好不过了:
“He must give a performance by ‘winging it’ – that is, by refreshing his memory for each scene in the wings before he goes on to play it.”
“他必须通过‘即兴表演’来进行表演,也就是说,在他表演之前,他要在舞台的后台记住上场表演的每一个场景。” ( phrases.org.uk )
原文举例
Trump’s lame duck status leaves governors to wing it on COVID-19. Not long after the world learned that President Donald Trump had lost his reelection bid, states began issuing a new round of crackdowns and emergency declarations against the surging coronavirus. (ajc.com)
特朗普跛脚鸭的状态让州长们不得不在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)问题临场应对。在全世界知道唐纳德·特朗普总统竞选连任失败后不久,美国各州开始发布新一轮严惩措施和紧急声明,以应对飙升的冠状病毒。
今天(June 21, 2021), 一位客人看到我写的英文博客 Drive from Daocheng to Yading, 在我的博文下发帖,提了几个问题,其中用到“Wing It”:
Hi Daniel
Great post!
I am traveling with my kids (7 and 9) from Lijiang to Songzanlin monastery about 5 hours south of the Yading nature reserve. Just wondering about then heading up to Yading. A few questions, if I may:
1) Is the road safe?
2) Is it feasible to “wing it”? That is, turn up in Yading and find accommodation and a guide etc?
3) what are reasonable prices for the above and can you recommend a guide?
Am also considering renting a car in Lijiang and taking our time to head up to Yading.
Grateful for your thoughts.
Best wishes
Will