"light, two-wheeled carriage, usually drawn by one horse" (1791), also "small boat," 1790, perhaps, on notion of bouncing, from Middle English ghyg "spinning top" (in whyrlegyg, mid-15c.), also "giddy girl" (early 13c., also giglet), from Old Norse geiga "turn sideways," or Danish gig "spinning top." Similar to words in continental Germanic for "fiddle" (such as German Geige); the connecting sense might be "rapid or whirling motion."
gig (n.2)
"job," originally in the argot of jazz musicians, attested from 1915 but said to have been in use c. 1905; of uncertain origin. As a verb, by 1939. Among the earlier meanings of gig was "combination of numbers in betting games" (1847). Related: Gigged; gigging.
雙語例句
1. I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.
我要在布里斯托爾組織一場義演來募集這些資金。
來自柯林斯例句
2. to do a gig
舉行流行音樂演唱會
來自《權威詞典》
3. The gig is a sell - out.
這次演奏會座無虛席.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. In 1999, DOD put forward a tentative plan of building global information grid ( GIG ).