喜樂美語

這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 以飛快的速度 · 打屁股（體罰）

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spanking

adverb, adjective

One way to hold this branch: movement with a snap in it. Not just fast, but fast and easy and full of life, like a walker who is enjoying the speed or a wind that pushes a boat instead of fighting it. English often lends that kind of energy to other words, and that is what happened here: once spanking meant lively movement, speakers started putting it in front of an ordinary word simply to turn it up. That is why brand spanking new feels bright rather than quick.

這一支可以想成「帶著勁道的快」。不只是快，還是輕鬆、暢快、有活力的快——像一個走得很痛快的人，或是一陣推著船走、而不是跟船作對的風。英文常常把這種勁道借給別的字用，這裡就是這樣：spanking 本來形容動作有勁，後來大家把它擺在一個普通的字前面，單純用來把那個字的強度往上調。所以 brand spanking new 給人的感覺是亮，而不是快。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary derives this branch from spank meaning 'to move energetically' plus -ing, and marks the adverb use as colloquial and now usually attached to 'new'.

來源說這一支來自 spank（動作又快又猛）加 -ing，並把當副詞的加強用法標為口語，而且「現在多半跟 new 一起用」。這條線索正好對上今天的分布：老派的 at a spanking pace 還留著原來的「快」，而最常聽到的 brand spanking new 已經只剩下「非常」。

Wiktionary entry 'spanking' adjective/adverb, etymology 1 (packet evidence kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1181262380 and :1181275234)

A second word, same spelling

2

spanking

noun

One way to hold this word: an open hand, a child's bottom, and a reason. Take away any one of those three and the word no longer fits, which is what makes it narrower than a general word for hitting. The -ing turns the action into a thing you can talk about, so it can be one event (a spanking) or the whole practice (spanking).

這個字可以想成三樣東西綁在一起：張開的手掌、小孩的屁股、一個處罰的理由。三樣裡少任何一樣，這個字就不適用了——這正是它跟一般的「打」不一樣的地方。字尾 -ing 把這個動作變成一件可以拿來談的事，所以它既能指一次事件（a spanking），也能指整個做法（spanking）。

From the word’s history

Wiktionary files this as a separate etymology from the intensifier: spank meaning 'to punish by swatting', plus -ing as both a participial and a gerundial suffix.

來源把這個意思列為和加強詞 spanking 不同的另一條來源：spank（用拍打來處罰）加上 -ing。這也是為什麼 brand spanking new 裡的 spanking 跟這裡完全沒有關係，只是拼法一樣。

Wiktionary entry 'spanking' noun, etymology 2 (packet evidence kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1181284425)

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同家族的字

意思相近

briskbrand newrapidfactory freshsmartbox freshcrackingspotlessfreshsqueaky cleanstiffimmaculate+1

用法接近

paceshinyratepristinebrisk walkunusedbreezeshininggustfreshsailing windtidy

同家族的字

複數 spankings

意思相近

smackingcorporal punishment

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

spankingadj詞源 1/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

  • 1

    Fast and energetic.

    • a spanking pace
    • 'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.'
  • 2

    nauticaltransportBrisk and fresh.

    • a spanking breeze

spankingadv詞源 1/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

  • 1

    An intensifier.

    • brand spanking new
    • a spanking good time

spankingnoun詞源 2/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

  • 1

    A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

    • Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.
  • 2

    An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

    • Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。