"light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
gig (n.2)
"job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.
gig 双语例句
1. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
我要在布里斯托尔组织一场义演来募集这些资金。
来自柯林斯例句
2. to do a gig
举行流行音乐演唱会
来自《权威词典》
3. The gig is a sell - out.
这次演奏会座无虚席.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. In 1999, DOD put forward a tentative plan of building global information grid ( GIG ).