2023-07-07 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - maunder & meander
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง maunder = ‘MAWN-der’
ออกเสียง meander = ‘mee-AN-der’
NECTEC’s Lexitron-2 Dictionary
ให้คำแปลmaunder = Vt. + Vi. พูดเพ้อเจ้อ/พล่อย
ให้คำแปลmeander = N. + Vi. เดินเล่น/เร่ร่อน/วกวน
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
maunder & meander
Maunder means “to talk in a meaningless, rambling, foolish way”:
“The speaker maundered on an on for what seems hours.”
Meander means “to ramble,”
“to wander aimlessly,”
“to go by an indirect cause”:
“The stream meandered down the mountainside.”
It is true, however, that
one can meandered in speech as well as in movement,
so that a speaker can be said to meander or maunder.
If the wandering in speech is clever or brilliant,
can it meandering;
if it is dull and pointless, call it maundering.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Wander Towards Maunder
Maunder looks a lot like meander,
and that's not all the two words have in common
-both mean "to wander aimlessly," either physically or in speech.
Some critics have suggested that
while meander can describe
a person's verbal and physical rambling,
in addition to the wanderings of things like paths and streams,
maunder should be limited to wandering words.
The problem with that reasoning
is that maunder has been used
of the physical movements of people since at least 1775,
whereas meander didn't acquire that use until around 1831.
These days, meander tends to be the more common choice,
although maunder does continue to turn up in both applications.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for meander
Verb
WANDER, ROAM, RAMBLE, ROVE, TRAIPSE, MEANDER
mean to go about from place to place
usually without a plan or definite purpose.
WANDER implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.
fond of wandering about the square just watching the people
ROAM suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.
liked to roam through the woods
RAMBLE stresses carelessness and indifference
to one's course or objective.
the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point
ROVE suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.
armed brigands roved over the countryside
TRAIPSE implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.
traipsed all over town looking for the right dress
MEANDER implies a winding or intricate course
suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.
the river meanders for miles through rich farmland
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
'Meander'
Meander was in the news last week,
after an official with President Trump’s re-election campaign
used the word to describe the path of Joe Biden,
when the former Vice-President was visiting the grave of his son.
We define meander as “to follow a winding or intricate course”
or “to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination.”
The word has a riverine etymology, as it may be traced to the Greek name for a river, Maiandros (now called Menderes),
found in Asia Minor.
Meander first meandered into the language in the late 16th century, but it wasn't a verb;
it was a noun meaning "a turn or winding of a stream."
The word came to English (by way of Latin) from Greek,
from a river in Asia Minor called "Maiandros,"
now known as "Menderes."
Samuel Johnson used the word with the meaning of
"a winding path or course," and it also functions as a synonym of labyrinth.
The more popular verb use dates to the early 17th century
and means both "to follow a winding or intricate course"
and "to ramble."
ความเห็น (1)
can it meandering ? call it meandering ;-)