單詞
McCoy
英 [m?'k?i]
美
基本信息
- n. 本人；真品
- adj. 真正的
中文詞源
McCoy 真品，真貨
常見于習(xí)語the real McCoy,真貨，真品。詞源不詳，通常認(rèn)為是來自蘇格蘭語the real Mackay,來自蘇格蘭Glasgow的威干忌公司A.and M.Mackay,據(jù)說是來自打假廣告詞It’s the real McCoy.該姓氏字面意思為Son of Kay.
英文詞源
- McCoy
- as in the real McCoy, 1881, said to be from Scottish the real Mackay (1883), of uncertain origin, though there are many candidates, including whiskey distilled by A. and M. Mackay of Glasgow (the phrase the real McCoy became popular during Prohibition to describe liquor); Charles S. "Kid" McCoy (1872-1940), former welterweight boxing champ; and a claimant for chief of the northern branch of the clan Mackay.
"By jingo! yes; so it will be. It's the 'real McCoy,' as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there." [James S. Bond, "The Rise and Fall of the Union Club," Yorkville, Canada, 1881]
雙語例句
- 1. Careful how you handle that gun. It's the real McCoy.
- 你擺弄那支槍可要當(dāng)心. 那是真槍啊.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. Now it is McCoy's turn to defend his right to prosecute the Colonel.
- 現(xiàn)在輪到McCoy對自己起訴上校的權(quán)利提出辯護(hù).
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- 3. First - year students work on plastic teeth. Everyone else gets the real McCoy.
- 一年級學(xué)生用塑料牙齒進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練, 其他人則要在真牙上一展身手.
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- 4. McCoy : He shapes how wines are made and marketed.
- 他塑造了葡萄酒是如何制造并營銷的.
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- 5. I prefer leather gloves – the real McCoy, not plastic rubbish.
- 我喜歡皮手套,但要真正的皮貨, 不要人造革的垃圾貨.
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