twitter的意思

twitter

英式音标['twɪtɚ]
美式英标['twɪtə]

基本解释

n. 微博客，鸟叫声

vt. 吱吱叫；嘁嘁喳喳地讲

twitter (v.): late 14c., twiteren, in reference to birds, of imitative origin (compare Old High German zwizziron, German zwitschern, Danish kvidre, Old Swedish kvitra). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1670s. The microblogging service with the 140-character limit was introduced in 2006. The following is considered an unrelated word of obscure origin:
TWITTER. 1. "That part of a thread that is spun too small." Yarn is said to be twined to twitters, when twined too small, S. Hence, to twitter yarn, to spin it unequally, A. Bor. Ray.
2. It is transferred to any person or thing that is slender or feeble. It is said of a lank delicate girl: "She is a mere twitter," S. [Jamieson, "Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language," Edinburgh, 1808]

3. Twitter became a facility for direct user comments and interaction.: Twitter成为了用户发表评论和互动的直接平台.

4. Enter Twitter with a solution: no friends, just followers.: Twitter的出现带来了一个解决方案: 没有朋友, 只有关注者.

5. Twitter is a network that is accessed in thousands of ways.: Twitter是一个可通过数千条途径访问的网络.