lad

英[l?d] 美[l?d]

反義詞lass

復數:?lads;

1. 諧音“男的”。
2. 反義同源：lad <====> lass.
3. lad 這貨跟 lass 是天生一對兒，就跟 boy 和 girl 是天生一對兒一樣的，所以這一對兒一定要一起記憶，所謂男女搭配干活不累嘛，不對應該是男女搭配記詞不累。

lad 男孩，小伙

來自古英語ladde,步兵，年青的男仆，可能來自lead的過去分詞，即被引導者，被帶領的人，后用來指年輕的小伙。

lad: lad: [13] Lad originally meant ‘male of low status or social rank’, and hence ‘male servant’, but by the 14th century its progression to the presentday ‘young male’ was well under way. It is not known where it came from, but there seems to be a strong likelihood of a Scandinavian origin (Norwegian has -ladd in compounds referring to ‘(male) persons’).
lad (n.): c. 1300, ladde "foot soldier," also "young male servant" (attested as a surname from late 12c.), possibly from a Scandinavian language (compare Norwegian -ladd, in compounds for "young man"), but of obscure origin in any case. OED hazards a guess on Middle English ladde, plural of the past participle of lead (v.), thus "one who is led" (by a lord). Liberman derives it from Old Norse ladd "hose; woolen stocking." "The development must have been from 'stocking,' 'foolish youth' to 'youngster of inferior status' and (with an ameliorated meaning) to 'young fellow.'" He adds, "Words for socks, stockings, and shoes seem to have been current as terms of abuse for and nicknames of fools." Meaning "boy, youth, young man" is from mid-15c. Scottish form laddie, a term of endearment, attested from 1540s.

2. He was a nice lad — bright and with a sunny disposition.: 他是個不錯的小伙子——聰明伶俐而且性格開朗。

3. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him.: 他是個敏感的小伙子，有些批評刺痛了他。