dishy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dishwasher (someone who washes dishes). Australia,informal
    — In hostels, everyone is expected to wash and dry his or her own dishes. If you make it known that you are willing to take over this chore in exchange for a small contribution, you may find lots of willing takers. Never underestimate the laziness of travellers. One night Roger Blake made $8 in ‘tips’ by doing this. He then asked the hostel owners whether he could set up as a ‘dishy’ for tips only.
形容词 adj.
  1. Attractive; good-looking; sexy. UK,slang
    — Let me set the scene. You spy a dishy stranger across a bar. The attraction is instant. The urges are strong. What do you do?
  2. Tending to relay information and gossip. slang
    — "[…] that transformed her into a shimmering golden redhead." That color became Lucy's trademark hair color for the rest of her career. Guilaroff wrote a dishy memoir in 1996, Crowning Glory […]

词形变化

dishier comparative dishiest superlative dishier comparative dishiest superlative dishies plural dishie alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English dish
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English dishy
From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English dish
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English dishy
From dish (“to gossip”) + -y (forming adjectives).
词源 3
Etymology tree
English dish
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English dishy
From dish (“vessel for food”) + -y (forming familiar nouns).
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