Yiddish

• n. 意第绪语（中东欧犹太人及其在各国的后裔说的一种从高地德语派生的语言）
• adj. 意第绪语的；犹太人的

来自高地德语jude,来自拉丁语Judaeus,即Jew.

Yiddish (n.)

1875, from Yiddish yidish, from Middle High German jüdisch "Jewish" (in phrase jüdisch deutsch "Jewish-German"), from jude "Jew," from Old High German judo, from Latin Judaeus (see Jew). The English word has been re-borrowed in German as jiddisch. As an adjective from 1886. Related: Yiddishism.

1. I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate.

我根本不懂意第绪语，所以请他来翻译。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I will not write down his real name even in this bothersome Yiddish - letter cipher.

即使是用难以辨认的意弟绪语字母的密码,我也不愿意在这里写下他的真实姓名.

来自辞典例句

3. Shvitzer - Yiddish: someone who sweats a lot, especially a nervous seducer.

依地语: 一个汗如雨下的人, 尤指一个紧张的玩弄女人者.

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4. If you play with a cat, you must not mind her scratch. -- Yiddish Proverb.

不入虎穴, 焉得虎子(想和猫玩就别怕猫抠 ) - 犹太谚语.

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5. Yiddish and Luxem - bourgian are offshoots of German, and Afrikaans is based on Dutch.

依地语和卢森堡语是德语的分支.南非荷南语源于荷兰语.

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