po

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A peacock. obsolete
  2. A chamberpot. Australia,New-Zealand,UK,colloquial,dated
    — Ma's out, Pa's out, let's talk rude-- Pee, po, belly, bum, drawers!
  3. The police. plural,plural-only,slang
    — "Basically it's a celebration of all the gearheads in the area," Rob told him. "Sometimes we get busted by the po, but we always find a new place to show off our rides. Enjoy this lot while we have it."
形容词 adj.
  1. Thinner; with more water added to dilute it. Singapore,colloquial,not-comparable

词形变化

pos plural pos plural po' alternative poh alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English po (found also in pocock), from Old English pāwa, pēa (“peacock”), from Proto-Germanic *pāwô (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō. Cognate with Dutch pauw, German Pfau. See also peacock.
词源 2
A diminutive of pot.
词源 3
Clipping of police.
词源 4
From Hokkien 薄 (po̍h / po̍k, “weak”).
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