- informal a fit of depression or nervousness〈非正式〉郁郁不乐; 紧张不安:
pre-race jim-jams.
赛前的紧张不安。
词源
mid 16th cent. (originally denoting a small article or knick-knack): fanciful reduplication. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.
- Brit. informal pyjamas〈英, 非正式〉睡衣。
词源
mid 20th cent.: abbreviation of pie-jim-jams, alteration of PYJAMAS.