替代寫法

• (縮寫)

詞源

繼承自古英語 (“希臘人”)，的變體，來自原始西日耳曼語 ，來自拉丁語 ，源頭不明，可能衍生自地名 (Graîa)或來自部落名Graii的其他古巴爾幹語族形式，參見英語維基百科條目Griko、Names of the Greeks。希臘語中有個同源詞 (Graikós)，是從神話時代的祖先 (Graíoi, “格瑞西安族”)而來。日爾曼語族同源詞包括荷蘭語 、德語 。英語和日爾曼語族同源詞中的⟨g⟩，是受到法語 和古典拉丁語 的影響下恢復的。

該形容詞可追溯到14世紀的中古英語，取代了古英語 (“希臘式的”)和早期中古英語 。指兄弟會跟姐妹會，來自早期希臘字母的截斷。

發音

• 英語發音：grēk、國際音標^(幫助)：/ɡɹiːk/

• 音頻 (美國)：

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• 韻部：-iːk

形容詞

(比較級，最高級)

1. 希臘的
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2. (比喻義，口語) 之同義詞
3. (美國，無比較級) 與兄弟會、姐妹會和/或 (不常見) 榮譽社團有關的
   • 2023 5月 24, Adrian Horton, “‘Competitive femininity’: inside the wild and secretive world of sororities”, 出自 The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     “Every single person is going to have a different experience watching this film,” she said when I asked about possibly labeling the Greek system as “toxic”.

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專有名詞

(可數 和 不可數，複數)

1. 希臘語
2. 希臘字母
3. 姓氏

名詞

(可數 和 不可數，複數)

1. (可數) 希臘人
2. (不可數) 希臘料理；希臘食物
3. (不可數，比喻義，口語) 之同義詞
   • 1821, Mary Jane Mackenzie, Geraldine‎，頁號 8:

     "I don't hear one word in ten that they say," continued Mrs. Abingdon; ". However, ..."

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   • 1859, Kinahan Cornwallis, Two Journeys to Japan, 1856–7‎, 卷 2，頁號 246:

     "," said my companion at the outset, but as the warrior continued, his fears arose within him; it might be sentence of death—what did he know what it might not be?

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   • 1951 December, “Which Kind of Life Insurance Policy?”, 出自 Changing Times – The Kiplinger Magazine‎, 卷 5, 期 12，頁號 28:

     preferred risk... family maintenance... 20-pay life. That's a bare sampling of the merchandise you're asked to pick and choose from. If it sounds like Greek to you, don't worry. It sounds like Greek to most people.

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4. (不可數，比喻義，口語) 之同義詞
5. (可數，美國，口語) 兄弟會或姐妹會成員

   Was Joe a Greek in college?

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6. (可數，古舊) 狡猾的流氓
7. (可數，古舊) 快活的小子
8. (不可數，俚語) 肛交
   • 2001, "ASP: 'Julie' of Oral-Land-Oh", alt.sex.prostitution, Usenet:

     She is absolutely a total GFE, no limits, except no Greek. (Well...I say “no Greek” - - if she is really hot for you, and if she is really turned on in a long session, she might beg for a finger in her anus while you suck her clit, but she is just too tiny and tight for any “real meat” in the backdoor.)

   • 2012, Maxim Jakubowski, The Best British Crime Omnibus:

     “What's within reason?” “Hand-job, blow-job, full sex — straight, full service. Greek, maybe, if you're not too big. Golden shower, if you like, but not reverse. No hardsports. And absolutely nothing without.”

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9. (金融，主要用於以複數形式) 其中之一的希臘字母，用來表示投資風險的變數

動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

1. (obsolete) 出老千
   • 1817, Sporting Magazine, 期 50，頁號 284:

     A discovery of Greeking at , has made considerable noise this month in the sporting world.

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2. (不常見) 的大小寫替代形式.

參見

• Greek–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.

來源

• “Greek, adj.”, OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022
• “Greek, n.”, OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022
• “† Greek, v.”, OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2021

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