"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.).
实用例句
1. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
适于此者亦适于彼.来自《简明英汉词典》
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.来自英汉文学 - 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!来自英汉文学 - 双城记
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.来自辞典例句
5. Yet what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander.
