coy
英 [kɒɪ]
美 [kɔɪ]
- adj. 靦腆的；忸怩作態的；怕羞的
- vi. 忸怩作態
- vt. 愛撫
- n. (Coy)人名；(法)庫瓦；(英、德、西)科伊
助記提示
1. coy boy 靦腆的小男孩兒.
2. quiet => quei => coi => coy.
3. Essentially, coy is the same word as quiet.
4. co全部，y國人：周圍全部是外國人，唉！口語太差，隻好故作忸怩了，當然就很害羞，不敢說話了.
中文詞源
英文詞源
- coy
- coy: [14] Essentially, coy is the same word as quiet, and ‘quiet’ is what it meant when it first came into English (it soon developed to ‘shyly reserved’, and the sense ‘quiet’ died out in the 17th century). Its ultimate source was Latin quiētus, but whereas in the case of quiet this passed directly through Old French, coy came via the more circuitous route of Vulgar Latin *quētus, which produced early Old French quei, and later coi, the source of the English word.
=> quiet - coy (adj.)
- early 14c., "quiet, modest, demure," from Old French coi, earlier quei "quiet, still, placid, gentle," ultimately from Latin quietus "resting, at rest" (see quiet (n.)). Meaning "shy" emerged late 14c. Meaning "unwilling to commit" is 1961. Related: Coyly; coyness.
雙語例句
- 1. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.
- 亞曆山大先生對自己的抱負毫不隱諱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The hotel are understandably coy about the incident.
- 酒店對那次事件不願多說，這可以理解。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She gave me a coy smile.
- 她羞答答地對我笑了笑。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. She is coy of singing.
- 她唱歌怕羞.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.
- 卡蘿爾忸怩作態勾引男人的樣子讓我惡心。
來自柯林斯例句