mosey

动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈmoʊ.zi/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To set off, get going; to start a journey. US,dialectal,intransitive
    — Haven't got time. I must mosey up to the North End to see a man who has got a lovely throat. Nobody can find out what is the matter. He has puzzled all the doctors.
  2. To go off quickly: to hurry up. US,dialectal,intransitive
  3. To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner. US,dialectal,intransitive
    — We'll mosey along toward the river. Kinder take it easy an' drift the herd down slow so as to let the cattle put on flesh.

词形变化

moseys present,singular,third-person moseying participle,present moseyed participle,past moseyed past mosy alternative mozey alternative mozy alternative

词源

Unknown. Originally attested in Southern US dialects. Suggested origins include:
* Spanish vamos (compare vamoose)
* British dialectal mosey about (“walk around at leisurely pace”)
* an Algonquian term for "walk" (compare Ojibwe bimose (“she or he walks along”))
* proper name Mosey, pet form of Moses, in reference to the biblical Exodus which he led
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