the cat's pyjamas
英語[編輯]
其他形式[編輯]
- the cat's pajamas (US)
詞源[編輯]
大概與the bee's knees、cat's whiskers等相似詞語一同，在1922年[1]起即已在美國普及[2]，有時被認為與漫畫家Tad Dorgan有關。[2]
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名詞[編輯]
近義詞[編輯]
- the bee's knees
- cat's meow
- dog's bollocks
- all that and a bag of chips
- spider's ankles (愛爾蘭)
- ant's pants (澳大利亞)
參考資料[編輯]
- ↑ 「PAJAMA GIRL AND CATS OUT; Fifth Avenue Crowds Gather, but Police Scent Publicity Scheme.」, New York Times, New York City, November 6 1922, 頁12:
- Sunday afternoon strollers in lower Fifth Avenue were treated to the unusual sight yesterday of a young woman clad in transparent yellow silk pajamas, escorted by four cats, also clad in pajamas, leisurely making her way along the avenue... 「Cat’s pajamas,」 mused one of the patrolmen, 「Wait a minute, I think there’s a publicity scheme afoot.」
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carol Braham (January 2 2001), 「cat's pajamas」, The Mavens' Word of The Day[1], Random House, 存檔自原始網頁於August 3 2013