bitchy 的意思
刻薄的; 恶毒的; 脾气坏的
bitchy 的词源
bitchy(adj.)
1925年,美国俚语,意指“性挑逗”;后来(1930年代)引申为“恶意的、刻薄的、脾气坏的”(通常指女性)。这个词源于 bitch + -y(2)。最早是用来形容那些看起来比平常更温顺或粗糙的公狗。
Mr. Ramsay says we would now call the old dogs "bitchy" in face. That is because the Englishmen have gone in for the wrong sort of forefaces in their dogs, beginning with the days when Meersbrook Bristles and his type swept the judges off their feet and whiskers and an exaggerated face were called for in other varieties of terriers besides the wire haired fox. [James Watson, "The Dog Book," New York, 1906]
拉姆齐先生说,我们现在会称这些老狗的面貌为“bitchy”。这是因为英国人在培育狗时走入了误区,从梅尔斯布鲁克·布里斯尔斯和他的类型风靡评委的时代开始,狗的面部特征就变得夸张,除了粗毛狐狸犬之外,其他种类的梗犬也开始追求胡须和夸张面孔。[詹姆斯·沃森,《狗书》,纽约,1906年]
相关词汇:Bitchily;bitchiness。
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