oily

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A marble with an oily lustre.
    — Lustered (also called lusters, rainbows, oilies, and pearls).
  2. Oilskins. (waterproof garment) in-plural,informal
形容词 adj.
  1. Covered with or containing oil.
    — oily machinery;   oily rags;   oily fish;   oily cooking
  2. Resembling oil.
    — oily swells;   oily seas
  3. Excessively friendly or polite but insincere. figuratively
    — Near-synonyms: slick, buttery; smarmy

词形变化

oilier comparative oiliest superlative oyly alternative,obsolete oilies plural oyly alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).
词源 2
From Middle English oylei, equivalent to oil + -y. Compare German ölig (“oily”), Swedish oljig (“oily”).
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