curly

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɜːli/    美 /ˈkɜːli/|/ˈkɝli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a person or animal with curly hair.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having curls.
  2. Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
  3. Complicated and difficult; knotty. Australia
    — Often, the job will throw you a curly problem that will cause the unprepared to fail, so it is best to prepare an investigative plan before starting work.

词形变化

curlier comparative curliest superlative curlies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
becurtovirus curlicue curlily curliness curly apostrophe curly brace curly bracket curly cuh curly endive curly fries curly fry curlyhaired curlyhead curly kale curly mesquite curly quote curly top curly wig noncurly uncurly

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English curl
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English curly
From curl + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English curl
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English curly
From curl + -y.
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