hansel

hansel
[ˈhans(ə)l]
(亦作 handsel)
(archaic or US)(古或美)
noun
  1. a gift given at the beginning of the year or to mark an acquisition or the start of an enterprise, supposedly to bring good luck
    （为庆祝新年、收购企业成功或公司开张，并且为了求得吉利而给的）赠品；新年贺礼
    ■the first instalment of a payment
    （分期付款中）第一次支付的款项
(hanselled, hanselling; 美 hanseled, hanseling)
  1. [with obj.]give a hansel to
    给…送开张志喜的赠品；给…送贺礼
    the practice of hanselling the master still flourished in Scotland.
    给雇主送新年贺礼的风气在苏格兰依然盛行。
    ■inaugurate (something), especially by being the first to try it
    庆祝…的开张（或落成）
    a floodlit fixture to officially hansel the completed stadium.
    为庆祝新体育馆落成而预举行的泛光灯照明体育赛事。
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting luck): apparently related to late Old English handselen 'giving into a person's hands', and Old Norse handsal 'giving of the hand to seal a promise', from hand + an element related to sell; the notion of 'luck', however, is not present in these words
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