daisy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdeɪ.zi/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
  2. Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
  3. A boot or other footwear. Cockney,slang
  4. Something splendid; a doozy. colloquial
    — Then Dan drew the sheath-knife and tested the edge of it on the gunwale. "That's a daisy," said Harvey. "How did you get it so cheap?"

词形变化

daisies plural daisie alternative daysie alternative

词源

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.
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