potty
英 ['pɒtɪ]
美 ['pɑti]
- adj. 傻气的；微不足道的；着迷的；势利的
- n. 便壶；小孩用的拉屎座椅（等于potty chair）；小孩用的厕所（等于pottie）
中文词源
potty 尿壶，幼儿的便盘来自pot,壶，罐，-y,小词后缀。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The baby has done a wee in his potty.
- 婴儿往便壶里撒了尿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The kids are driving me potty!
- 这群小崽子烦死我了！
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He seems to have gone / to be quite potty.
- 他好像疯疯癫癫的了.
来自辞典例句
- 4. He is potty about comics.
- 他对漫画书着了迷.
来自辞典例句
- 5. A person with his ambition won't stay long in a potty little firm like this.
- 一个有雄心大志的人在这样一个不起眼的小公司里是待不长的.
来自辞典例句