joey

• n. 幼獸
• n. (Joey)人名；(納米、英)喬伊

詞源不詳，早先認為是來自澳大利亞某土著語言，後推測可能是來自人名Joey.詞義演變比較jack,jenny.

joey (n.)

"young kangaroo," 1839, sometimes said to be from a native Australian word joè, but more recently often said to be of unknown origin. Perhaps an extended use of Joey, the familiar form of the male proper name Joseph, for which Partridge lists many common or coarse meanings in 20c. Australian slang. Farmer & Henley ("Slang and Its Analogues") quote an 1887 article on "Australian Colloquialisms":

JOEY is a familiar name for anything young or small, and is applied indifferently to a puppy, or a kitten, or a child, while a WOOD-AND-WATER-JOEY is a hanger about hotels and a doer of odd jobs.

1. You've done a fine job with Billy and Joey.

你和比利、喬伊一起幹得非常出色。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The track features Joey Langton on percussion .

唱片的這段樂曲是喬伊∙蘭頓演奏的打擊樂。

來自《權威詞典》

3. Nephew Joey, Robert , neice Beth , and sister Jeanie in the party.

侄兒Joey, 羅伯特, 侄女伊麗莎白和妹妹吉妮在生日晚會上.

來自互聯網

4. Joey : C'mon! Just try to picture her not pregnant, that's all.

Joey: 拜托,隻要想象她沒有懷孕的樣子, 這就夠了.

來自互聯網

5. Joey : You don't think my mom's sexy?

Joey: 你覺得我媽不性感?

來自互聯網