catty
英 ['k?t?]
美['k?ti]
- adj. 陰險的；狡猾的；如貓的
- n. 斤（中國和一些東南亞國家使用的重量單位）
- n. (Catty)人名；(英、法)卡蒂
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?cattier;最高級:?cattiest;名詞:?cattiness;
中文詞源
catty 搬弄事非的
來自cat的貶義用法。
英文詞源
- catty (adj.)
- 1886, "devious and spiteful," from cat (n.) + -y (2). Slightly earlier was cattish. Meaning "pertaining to cats" is from 1902. Related: Cattily; cattiness.
雙語例句
- 1. His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.
- 她母親為人刻薄，勢利眼，嗓門又大。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a restaurant catty-corner from the theater
- 斜對著劇院的餐館
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Eggs are sold by the catty.
- 雞蛋論斤出售.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. They sold apples by catty.
- 他們按斤賣蘋果.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Eggs are sold by the dozen in U.S.A., by the catty here.
- 在美國雞蛋論打出售, 在這里則論斤.
來自辭典例句