manque

• adj. （用在名词之后）愿望没有实现的；未成功的
• n. (Manque)人名；(法)芒克

来自拉丁语mancus,伤残的，有缺陷的，来自PIE*man-ko,手受伤，伤在手上，来自*man,手，词源同manual,*ko,砍，削，使锋利，词源同cone,hone.用于比喻义壮志未酬的。

manque (adj.)

1778, from French manqué (fem. manquée), past participle of manquer "to miss, be lacking" (16c.), from Italian mancare, from manco, from Latin mancus "maimed, defective," from PIE *man-ko- "maimed in the hand," from root *man- "hand" (see manual (adj.)).

1. Our doctor paints beautiful pictures; I think he's really an artist manque.

我们的一生画得一手好画; 我认为他确实是为失意的艺术家.

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