late Old English, wil "stratagem, trick, sly artifice," perhaps from Old North French *wile (Old French guile), or directly from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse vel "trick, craft, fraud," vela "defraud"). Perhaps ultimately related to Old English wicca "wizard" (see Wicca). Lighter sense of "amorous or playful trick" is from c. 1600.
wile (v.)
late 14c., "to deceive," from wile (n.). Related: Wiled; wiling. Sense of "cause (time, etc.) to pass pleasantly, divert attention pleasantly" is by 1796, from confusion with while (v.).
例文
1. Wile Charles was in prison、Sydney Carton had also arrived in Paris.
チャールズが刑務所に入った時、シドニー?カルダンもパリに来た。
2.Can you care for my cat wile I am away?
私が外出している間、あなたは私の猫の世話をすることができますか?
3.To the moment they have enough time to wile away.