- Grinch (n.)
[Grinch 词源字典]
- "spoilsport;" all usages trace to Dr. Seuss's 1957 book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Kipling used grinching (1892) in reference to a harsh, grating noise; and Grinch had been used as the surname of severe characters in fiction since at least 1903.[Grinch etymology, Grinch origin, 英语词源]