early 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish dialectal puta "to be puffed out"), or Frisian (compare East Frisian püt "bag, swelling," Low German puddig "swollen"); related via notion of "inflation" to Old English ?lepute "fish with inflated parts," and Middle Dutch puyt, Flemish puut "frog," from hypothetical PIE imitative root *beu- suggesting "swelling" (see bull (n.2)). Related: Pouted; pouting. As a noun from 1590s.
雙語例句
1. She shot me a reproachful pout.
她不滿地朝我撅了一下嘴。
來自柯林斯例句
2. So had his mouth been set, rather full and controlled, a soft, self - absorbed pout.