kibitz
/ˈkɪbɪts/verb
no obj.
1- informal, chiefly N. Amer. look on and offer unwelcome advice, especially at a card game〈非正式, 主北美〉(尤指纸牌游戏中)旁观并乱出主意。
1.1
- speak informally; chat闲聊, 谈话:
she kibitzed with friends.
她与朋友闲谈。
派生词
kibitzer
noun词源
1920s: Yiddish, from colloquial German, from German Kiebitz 'interfering onlooker' (literally 'lapwing').