"take a long look," slang, 1886, from gander (n.) on the notion of craning one's neck like a goose; earlier it meant "to wander foolishly" (1680s). Related: Gandered; gandering.
gander (n.)
Old English gandra "male goose," from Proto-Germanic *gan(d)ron (cognates: Dutch gander, Middle Low German ganre), from PIE *ghans- "goose" (see goose (n.)). OED suggests perhaps it was originally the name of some other water-bird and cites Lithuanian gandras "stork." Sometimes used 19c. in reference to single men or male-only gatherings (compare stag). Meaning "a long look" is 1912, from gander (v.).
例文
1. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander .
适于此者亦适于彼.
2. The gander circled the pond for days, and more days after that.
那雄鹅成天围着池塘转, 日复一日.
- 廊桥遗梦
3. For you cannot sarse the goose and not the gander .
吃母鹅要加酱,吃公鹅怕也得要加酱才行吧!
4. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander .
可以用到乙方的,也可以用到甲方.
5. Yet what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander .