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potty的意思

potty

英 ['pɒtɪ] 美 ['pɑti]
  • adj. 傻气的;微不足道的;着迷的;势利的
  • n. 便壶;小孩用的拉屎座椅(等于potty chair);小孩用的厕所(等于pottie)

potty

中文词源


potty 尿壶,幼儿的便盘

来自pot,壶,罐,-y,小词后缀。

英文词源


potty (adj.)
"crazy, silly," 1916, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.). Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).
potty (n.)
1942, child's word for "chamber pot," from pot (n.1). Potty-training is attested from 1958. Potty-mouth "one who uses obscene language" is student slang from 1968.

双语例句


1. The baby has done a wee in his potty.
婴儿往便壶里撒了尿。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The kids are driving me potty!
这群小崽子烦死我了!

来自《权威词典》

3. He seems to have gone / to be quite potty.
他好像疯疯癫癫的了.

来自辞典例句

4. He is potty about comics.
他对漫画书着了迷.

来自辞典例句

5. A person with his ambition won't stay long in a potty little firm like this.
一个有雄心大志的人在这样一个不起眼的小公司里是待不长的.

来自辞典例句