| 单词 |
ribbit |
| 释义 |
▪ I. ribbit
variant of rybat.
▪ II. ribbit, n. (and int.) orig. and chiefly N. Amer.|ˈrɪbɪt|
Also ribit.
[Echoic.]
The characteristic sound made by a frog. Also as int.
David Carroll, the Smothers Brothers programme manager, notes: ‘I do not believe that the use of the word was a ‘first’, as I am some seventy-two years old, and I recollect hearing the expression as a child when imitating a frog sound’ (private let. to Ed., 8 Mar. 1986).
c1968in Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (annotated T.V. script for rebroadcast programme) No. 8. 62 That's right. Ribit! I am. I am a frog. 1978M. Thaler Yellow Brick Toad 25 If an ordinary frog says ‘Ribbit’..what does a steelworker frog say? Rivet. 1981D. Cleveland Frog on Robert's Head 26 He never walked anywhere. Instead, he hopped. He never spoke, except to say ‘Rrrrrrrribet’! He wore swim fins to school. 1985Washington Post 5 July a17/1 The frog in the pond croaks ‘ribbit’. 1989Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 1 Oct. 75 (in comic strip) [Frogs] Ribit..worp..needeep..ribit. |
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