naughty
英 ['nɔːtɪ]
美 ['nɔti]
- adj. 頑皮的，淘氣的；不聽話的；沒規矩的；不適當的；下流的
助記提示
1. naught => naughty. 由沒有道德、沒有規矩、不聽話引申而來。
2. 諧音“裸體”。
中文詞源
naughty 頑皮的，淘氣的來自naught,零，沒有。引申詞義邪惡的，沒有道德的，後主要用於指小孩頑皮淘氣。
英文詞源
- naughty (adj.)
- late 14c., naugti "needy, having nothing," from Old English nawiht (see naught) + -y (2). Sense of "wicked, evil, morally wrong" is attested from 1520s; specific meaning "sexually promiscuous" is from 1869. The more tame main modern sense of "disobedient" (especially of children) is attested from 1630s. Related: Naughtily; naughtiness. A woman of bad character c. 1530-1750 might be called a naughty pack (also sometimes of men and later of children).
雙語例句
- 1. I've even seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty.
- 我甚至見過她在紮拉淘氣的時候使勁搖晃她。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You know what little boys are like with naughty words.
- 你知道小男孩們說下流話是什麽樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
- 你這調皮鬼，嚇了我一跳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Girls, you're being very naughty.
- 姑娘們，你們真是淘氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!
- 我今天放肆一回—我要了香檳了！
來自《權威詞典》