twitter是什么意思

twitter

英 ['tw?t?] 美 ['tw?t?]

1. Twitter.com

twitter (v.): late 14c., twiteren, in reference to birds, of imitative origin (compare Old High German zwizziron, German zwitschern, Danish kvidre, Old Swedish kvitra). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1670s. The microblogging service with the 140-character limit was introduced in 2006. The following is considered an unrelated word of obscure origin:
TWITTER. 1. "That part of a thread that is spun too small." Yarn is said to be twined to twitters, when twined too small, S. Hence, to twitter yarn, to spin it unequally, A. Bor. Ray.
2. It is transferred to any person or thing that is slender or feeble. It is said of a lank delicate girl: "She is a mere twitter," S. [Jamieson, "Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language," Edinburgh, 1808]

3. Twitter became a facility for direct user comments and interaction.: Twitter成為了用戶發表評論和互動的直接平臺.

4. Enter Twitter with a solution: no friends, just followers.: Twitter的出現帶來了一個解決方案: 沒有朋友, 只有關注者.

5. Twitter is a network that is accessed in thousands of ways.: Twitter是一個可通過數千條途徑訪問的網絡.