quag 沼地,泥沼来自中古英语quabbe,可能来自qu-所表示的拟声词,模仿松软,颤动或颤抖的声音,词源同quaver,quiver.
- quag (n.)
- "marshy spot," 1580s, a variant of Middle English quabbe "a marsh, bog," from Old English *cwabba "shake, tremble" (like something soft and flabby).
- 1. He got out of that quag recently.
- 他最近摆脱了困境.
- 2. The horse was stuck in the quag.
- 马陷入泥沼中.