- bungle (v.)
[bungle 词源字典]
- 1520s, origin obscure. OED suggests imitative; perhaps a mix of boggle and bumble, or more likely from a Scandinavian word akin to Swedish bangla "to work ineffectually," Old Swedish bunga "to strike" (related to German Bengel "cudgel," also "rude fellow"). Related: Bungled; bungling.[bungle etymology, bungle origin, 英语词源]
- bungle (n.)
- 1650s, from bungle (v.).