nightie

名词 n. 短语
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman's nightgown or nightdress for wearing to bed. informal
    — I was too embarrassed to answer the door in my nightie.
短语
  1. Alternative form of nighty (“good night”). alt-of,alternative

词形变化

nighties plural nighty alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English night
English -ie
English nightie
From night + -ie (diminutive suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts
Proto-Germanic *nahts
Proto-West Germanic *naht
Proto-West Germanic *nahti
Old English niht
Middle English nyght
English night
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
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Scots -ieinflu.
English -ie
English nightie
From night + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
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