1. 词源与核心语义差异
-- Wangle(英式英语起源):指通过巧妙手段获得某物,暗含机智或小聪明
例:He wangled an invitation to the VIP party.
(他设法搞到了VIP派对的邀请函)
-- Wrangle(古北欧语起源):本义指驯服牲畜,引申为激烈争论/费力处理
例:They're still wrangling over the contract terms.
(他们仍在就合同条款争论 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【Wangle】 means to gain by trickery or contrivance.
- He wangled a job for which he had no qualifications.
【Wrangle】 means to argue or debate something angrily.
- The two coaches wrangled over the umpire’s call.
【Wrangle】 also means herding or tending saddle horses.
- Paul has been wrangling horses in Virginia for many years now.