doozy

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英語[編輯]

其他形式[編輯]

詞源[編輯]

不詳。可能源自daisy (雛菊)或意大利女演員Eleonora Duse埃萊奧諾拉·杜斯)之名。常有說法錯誤地稱其源自汽車公司Duesenberg,但該詞出現比這一公司成立早十多年。另可能源自波蘭語 duży,於20世紀00年代左右由波蘭移民潮引入美國。(這個詞源(+)能找到來源嗎?)

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名詞[編輯]

doozy (複數 doozies)

  1. (美國非正式) 麻煩的,棘手的;() 厲害
    近義詞: lulu
    Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy.
    那場考試大部分題都簡單,但是最後一題挺難的
    • 2017, Eric A Meyer, Estelle Weyl, CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web, Kindle版, O'Reilly Media,頁號 126:
      Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference — and it’s a doozy — is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.
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形容詞[編輯]

doozy (一般不用比較級比較級 doozier最高級 dooziest)

  1. (俚語過時) 厲害的,很好的,牛屄(1903)
    • 1903, Alfred Leon Kleberg, Slang Fables from Afar,頁號 83:
      As soon as the races were billed he began to evolve Schemes — one Doozy scheme followed the other...
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    • 2011, 「Feeling Pinkie Keen」, 出自 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic:
      The hydra wasn't the doozy? How could it not be the doozy? What could be doozier than that?
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  2. (俚語美國古舊) 花哨的,俗艷(1911)
    • 1917, Elsie Warnock, 「Terms of approbation and eulogy in American dialect speech」, 出自 Dialect Notes, 卷 IV,頁號 21:
      Who was that doozy fellow I saw you with?
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    • 1920, Jane Barrett, 「English review」, 出自 High School Life, 卷 21,頁號 531:
      Sweetie, do let me show you the dooziest little afternoon frock that Poiret designed for me in Paris.
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參考資料[編輯]

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  • "Doozy" in J.E. Lighter, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang volume 1, 1994.