英和和英

語源

From German +‎ -ish. Compare Dutch Germaans (“Germanic”), German germanisch (“Germanic”), Swedish germansk (“Germanic”).

形容詞

Germanish (comparative more Germanish, superlative most Germanish)

1. Germanic.
   • 1934, Clemence Dane, The Babyons: the chronicle of a family:

     [...] till at last it wrote in a Germanish hand, with the m's and the r's and the l's all exactly alike, [...]

   • 2004, Eugene Davidson, The Unmaking of Adolf Hitler:

     The new Italian Roman Empire and the new germanish-German Reich are actually the oldest of presences.

2. German.
   • 1992, Michael Collins, The man who dreamt of lobsters:

     "What's dis about Peggy readin Germanish books? Sure she can't understand the Germanish language," he said in an irreverent, mocking tone.

3. Of, like, or resembling anything German; German-like; somewhat German.
   • 2010, Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken:

     […] at everyone in uniform, and stole anything Germanish that they could pry loose.

   • 1882, The century illustrated monthly magazine:

     He had a grand stage presence, a voice noble in quality and in volume, a fine dramatic style of singing, with tragic power, and humor, too, although these were rather Germanish; […]

   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:

     The sharp-nosed round-cheeked dead-eyed nurse with a weird Germanish accent that would sell Gately little sampler bottles […]

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