單詞
potty
英 ['p?t?]
美['pɑti]
基本信息
- adj. 傻氣的；微不足道的；著迷的；勢利的
- n. 便壺；小孩用的拉屎座椅（等于potty chair）；小孩用的廁所（等于pottie）
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?potties;
中文詞源
potty 尿壺，幼兒的便盤
來自pot,壺，罐，-y,小詞后綴。
英文詞源
- potty (adj.)
- "crazy, silly," 1916, slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to potter (v.). Earlier slang senses were "easy to manage" (1899) and "feeble, petty" (1860).
- potty (n.)
- 1942, child's word for "chamber pot," from pot (n.1). Potty-training is attested from 1958. Potty-mouth "one who uses obscene language" is student slang from 1968.
雙語例句
- 1. The baby has done a wee in his potty.
- 嬰兒往便壺里撒了尿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The kids are driving me potty!
- 這群小崽子煩死我了！
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He seems to have gone / to be quite potty.
- 他好像瘋瘋癲癲的了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He is potty about comics.
- 他對漫畫書著了迷.
來自辭典例句
- 5. A person with his ambition won't stay long in a potty little firm like this.
- 一個有雄心大志的人在這樣一個不起眼的小公司里是待不長的.
來自辭典例句