kid

来自中古英语kide,来自古诺斯语kith,羊羔，来自Proto-Germanic*kittina,小羊，羊羔，可能来自PIE*ghaid,羊，山羊，词源同goat.后用来指小偷或好斗的人，最终用于小孩昵称。

kid (n.)

c. 1200, "the young of a goat," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse kið "young goat," from Proto-Germanic *kidjom (cognates: Old High German kizzi, German kitze, Danish and Swedish kid). Extended meaning of "child" first recorded as slang 1590s, established in informal usage by 1840s. Applied to skillful young thieves and pugilists since at least 1812. Kid stuff "something easy" is from 1913 (The phrase was in use about that time in reference to vaudeville acts or advertisements featuring children, and to children-oriented features in newspapers). Kid glove "a glove made of kidskin leather" is from 1680s; sense of "characterized by wearing kid gloves," therefore "dainty, delicate" is from 1856.

kid (v.)

"tease playfully," 1839, earlier, in thieves' cant, "to coax, wheedle, hoax" (1811), probably from kid (n.), via notion of "treat as a child, make a kid of." Related: Kidded; kidding.

1. He told us to get stuffed so we leaned on his kid.

他叫我们滚蛋，于是我们威胁他的孩子。

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2. He beat up on my brother's kid one time.

他有一次殴打了我哥的孩子。

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3. He's like some dreamy kid playing on his own.

他就像是个自娱自乐的爱幻想的孩子。

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4. "Gimme a break, kid! You know how much those things cost?"

“饶了我吧，小祖宗！你知道这些东西有多贵吗？”

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5. His son was a junkie, the kid OD'd a year ago.

他儿子是个吸毒者，这孩子一年前吸食了过量毒品。

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