thank

參見：thanks 和 þank

英語

發音

• 英語發音：thăngk 國際音標^(幫助): /θæŋk/
• (美國) 國際音標^(幫助): [θæŋk]
• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助): [θaŋk]
• (æ-音縮，紐約) 國際音標^(幫助): [θeɪ̯ŋk], [t̪eɪ̯ŋk]

• 音頻 (美式)：

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• 韻部：-æŋk

詞源1

源自中古英語 thank ← 古英語 þanc (「想法，感謝，滿足」) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankaz (「想法，回憶，感謝」) ← 原始印歐語 *tong-, *teng- (「想」)。與薩特弗里斯蘭語 Tonk, 西弗里斯蘭語 tank, 荷蘭語 dank, 低地德語 Dank, 德語 Dank, 丹麥語 tak, 瑞典語 tack, 法羅語 tøkk, 冰島語 þökk同源。與thought有關。

名詞

thank (複數 thanks)

1. 〈舊〉 鳴謝；想法
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 6:33:

     If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

     如果你們只善待那些善待你們的人，難道有什麼可稱讚的嗎？連罪人也這樣做。

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詞源2

源自中古英語 thanken, thankien ← 古英語 þancian, þoncian (「感謝」) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankōną (「感謝」) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankaz (「想法，感謝」) ← 原始印歐語 *teng- (「想，感覺」)。與薩特弗里斯蘭語 tonkje (「感謝」), 西弗里斯蘭語 tanke (「感謝」), 荷蘭語 danken (「感謝」), 低地德語 danken (「感謝」), 德語 danken (「感謝」), 丹麥語 takke (「感謝」), 瑞典語 tacka (「感謝」), 冰島語 þakka (「感謝」)同源。與thought有關。

動詞

thank (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 thanks，現在分詞 thanking，一般過去時及過去分詞 thanked)

1. 〈及物〉 道謝，表示感謝

   She thanked him for the lift.

   她對他載她一程表示感謝。

   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

     The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed: […]

     稻草人、鐵皮樵夫和獅子由衷地感激甘琳達的善良。多蘿茜大聲說： […]

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, 章號 4, 出自 Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

2. 〈及物〉 感謝

   I'll thank you not to smoke in my house!

   我得謝謝您不在我房裏抽菸！

   • 1844, The Quarterly Review (volume 74, page 104)

     Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.

3. 〈及物〉 把……歸咎於

   We can thank global warming for this weather.

   我們可以把這樣的天氣歸咎於全球變暖。

   • 1898, Winston Churchill, 章號 5, 出自 The Celebrity:

     But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, […] . By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come. Mrs. Cooke came out from under the port-cochere to welcome her.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

派生詞

• bethank
• thankable
• thankworthy
• unthank

相關詞彙

• thanks
• thank you
• think

低地蘇格蘭語

詞源

源自古英語 þancian, þoncian (「感謝」) ← 原始日耳曼語 *þankōną (「感謝」)。

動詞

thank (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 thanks，現在分詞 thankin，簡單過去時 thankit，過去分詞 thankit)

1. 感謝