lovey-dovey

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Affectionate in a rather mushy or oversentimental fashion. informal
    — And then when she'd put me right off, and I didn't want her, she'd come all lovey-dovey, and get me. And I always went.

词形变化

more lovey-dovey comparative most lovey-dovey superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English love
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-der.?
Proto-Germanic *dūbaną?
Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ
Proto-West Germanic *dūbā
Old English *dūfe
Middle English douve
English dove
English -y
English lovey-dovey
From love + -y + dove + -y.
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