catty

• adj. 陰險的；狡猾的；如貓的
• n. 斤（中國和一些東南亞國家使用的重量單位）
• n. (Catty)人名；(英、法)卡蒂

來自cat的貶義用法。

catty (adj.)

1886, "devious and spiteful," from cat (n.) + -y (2). Slightly earlier was cattish. Meaning "pertaining to cats" is from 1902. Related: Cattily; cattiness.

1. His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.

她母親為人刻薄，勢利眼，嗓門又大。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a restaurant catty-corner from the theater

斜對著劇院的餐館

來自《權威詞典》

3. Eggs are sold by the catty.

雞蛋論斤出售.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. They sold apples by catty.

他們按斤賣蘋果.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. Eggs are sold by the dozen in U.S.A., by the catty here.

在美國雞蛋論打出售, 在這裏則論斤.

來自辭典例句