late Old English, wil "stratagem, trick, sly artifice," perhaps from Old North French *wile (Old French guile), or directly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse vel "trick, craft, fraud," vela "defraud"). Perhaps ultimately related to Old English wicca "wizard" (see Wicca). Lighter sense of "amorous or playful trick" is from c. 1600.
wile (v.)
late 14c., "to deceive," from wile (n.). Related: Wiled; wiling. Sense of "cause (time, etc.) to pass pleasantly, divert attention pleasantly" is by 1796, from confusion with while (v.).
雙語例句
1. Wile Charles was in prison; Sydney Carton had also arrived in Paris.
查爾斯坐牢的時候, 悉尼·卡爾登也到巴黎來了.
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2. Can you care for my cat wile I am away?
當(dāng)我外出時你能照看我的貓 嗎 ?
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3. To the moment they have enough time to wile away.