c. 1300, "to dash, run, rush," probably from or related to Old Norse flengja "to flog," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *flang- (cognates: Old Swedish flenga "strike," Danish fl?nge "slash, gash"), from a nasalized variant of PIE *plak- (2) "to strike" (see plague (n.)). Meaning "to throw, cast, hurl" is from mid-14c. An obsolete word for "streetwalker, harlot" was fling-stink (1670s). Related: Flung; flinging, but in Middle English with past tense flang, past participle flungen.
fling (n.)
early 14c., "attempt, attack," (in phrase make a fling), from fling (v.). Hence have a fling at, etc. "make a try." From 1560s as "a wild dash, an excited kicking up." Sense of "period of indulgence on the eve of responsibilities" first attested 1827. Meaning "vigorous dance" (associated with the Scottish Highlands) is from 1804.
例文
1. She claims she had a brief fling with him 30 years ago.
彼女は30年前に彼と短い風流なことがあったと主張した。
2.I can fling off a poem in half an hour.
30分で詩を作ることができます。
3.It 's good to fling off heavy clothing now that spring is here.
春が来て、重い冬服を脱ぐのは本当に嬉しいです。
4.Don 't fling your clothes into the drawer,put them in neatly.
引き出しに勝手に服を捨てないで、きちんと中に入れてください。
5.Before you fling off a remark like that，think what you 're saying.