babble
意味
- 〈幼児などが〉片言でしゃべる
- (…について)ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる《+about+名》
- 〈流れが〉さらさらと音をたてる
- …を片言でしゃべる,ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる
- (…に)〈秘密など〉をもらす《+名+out to+名》
- 片言;おしゃべり
- (小川の)せせらぎ
例文
She babbled out the secret to her friend.
彼女はその秘密を友達にもらした。
She is babbling with happiness.
彼女は幸福に酔っている。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English babelen, from Old English *bæblian, also wæflian (“to talk foolishly”), from Proto-West Germanic *bablōn, *wablōn, variants of *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-, perhaps a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”), or a variant of Proto-Indo-European *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”), or a merger of the two, possibly ultimately onomatopoeic/mimicry of infantile sounds (compare babe, baby).