dog-eared

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɒɡɪəd/    美 /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹd/|/ˈdɑɡ-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
    — By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.
  2. Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired. figuratively
    — This is the old, old pain come home once more, Bent down with answers wild and very lame For all my delving in old dog-eared lore That drove the Sages mad. And boots the world Aught for their wisdom?

词形变化

more dog-eared comparative most dog-eared superlative dogeared alternative dog eared alternative dog's-eared alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
dog-ear dog-earedness
相关词
dog-ear well-thumbed

词源

From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete), due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The word is analysable as dog-ear (“to fold the corner of a book’s page”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives) (dog-ear is attested in print later than dog-eared).
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