| 词组 | jibe, gibe |
| 释义 | jibe, gibe The distinction between jibe and gibe is not as clear-cut as some commentators would like it to be. Jibe is the more common spelling. It is used both for the verb meaning "to be in accord; agree" ("jibe with") and for the verb and noun of nautical parlance ("jibe the mainsail," "a risky jibe in heavy seas"). It is also used as a variant of gibe for the verb meaning "to utter taunting words; to deride or tease" and for the noun meaning "a taunting remark; jeer." Gibe is more common in these uses and is preferred by the critics, but jibe is also in widespread use, and the evidence shows clearly that it is a respectable spelling variant: • Alas poore Yorick ... Where be your Jibes now? — Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1602 (OED) • ... my jibe at the Socialists of the eighteen-eighties —George Bernard Shaw, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, 1928 • ... with some new jibe at Mr. Dillon or Mr. Redmond —The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats, 1953 • ... a blasphemous boy jibes at them —Robert Craft, Stravinsky, 1972 • ... rankled by jibes in the national media —Eugene Kennedy, N.Y. Times Mag., 9 Mar. 1980 Jibe has been recognized as a standard variant of gibe since the publication of the fourth volume of the OED in 1900. The critics worry that its use may cause confusion, but the context in which it occurs always makes its meaning clear. The distinction promoted by the critics appears to have no practical value, but if you like to observe such distinctions you may well want to observe this one. There is some evidence for gibe used as a variant of jibe in both the "agree" sense and the nautical uses, and it is recognized as such in both Webster's Second and Webster's Third. However, this use is very rare and in most contexts would probably be considered an error by readers. |
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