cricket¹

KK: [ˈkrɪkɪt] DJ: [ˈkrikit]

n.[C]

蟋蟀
一按即發出唧唧聲的金屬小玩具（或信號器）
擱腳木矮凳

cricket²

KK: [ˈkrɪkɪt] DJ: [ˈkrikit]

n.[U]

【體】板球
【口】光明正大；公正
It's not cricket to cheat at cards.
打牌時作弊是不應該的。

vi.

打板球

衍生

n.

cricketer

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

cricket¹

n.

an open-air game played on a large grass field with bat and ball between teams of eleven players, the batsmen attempting to score runs by hitting the ball and running between the wickets.

Phrase

not cricket
Brit. informal contrary to traditional standards of fairness or rectitude.

Derivative

cricketer n.
cricketing adj.

Etymology

C16: of unknown origin.

cricket²

n.

an insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs, of which the male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound. [Family Gryllidae: many species.]

▸used in names of similar insects of related families, e.g. bush cricket.

Etymology

ME: from OFr. criquet, from criquer ‘to crackle’, of imitative origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

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