pony

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpəʊni/    美 /ˈpoʊni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
  2. Alternative form of pone. alt-of,alternative
    — If the dealer deals himself two cards together and then deals a third, the pony must draw a card at random from the dealer's hand.
  3. Synonym of crap: rubbish, nonsense. Cockney,slang,uncountable
  4. A horse of any size. endearing
  5. A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight.
  6. A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer. regional
    — 1879, “Some Queer Interviews: Interview with a Pony of Beer”, Puck, Vol. 5–6, p. 435
  7. A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint. Australia,New-South-Wales,Western
  8. Twenty-five pounds (money). UK,slang
    — “You said a pony,” interposed Clavering; “my dear fellow, you said a pony, and I’ll be eternally obliged to you; and I’ll not take it as a gift—only as a loan, and pay you back in six months. I take my oath, I will.” “Well—well—there’s the money, Sir Francis Clavering. […] Here’s five-and-twenty for you.
  9. A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet. US,slang
    — She kept the dates written down in her Latin 'pony', so she didn't have to bother about who it was.
  10. A ponytail hairstyle. slang
    — His hair is a semilong dull red and pulled back in a sloppy pony at the base of his neck, and his face is riddled with small freckles and grease, but out here I can see personal hygiene isn't exactly at the top of the priority list.
  11. One horsepower. slang
    — How many ponies are under the hood?
  12. A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
    — Do the monkey, do the pony / Do the slop, do the boogaloo twist.
  13. A chorus girl of small stature. slang
    — He suggested a Rose Ballet in which he would use the G. V. Follies chorus girls, chiefly the ponies and mediums.
  14. Ellipsis of Sony pony. abbreviation,alt-of,derogatory,ellipsis,slang
动词 v.
  1. To lead (a horse) from another horse. transitive
  2. To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.
形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of crap: of little worth. Cockney,not-comparable,slang

词形变化

ponies plural ponies present,singular,third-person ponying participle,present ponied participle,past ponied past ponies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
anypony Asturian pony baloney pony blue pony ant brony Chincoteague pony cowpony cow pony Dales pony dog and pony show dog-and-pony show everypony Fell pony Fell pony syndrome flog a dead pony Jerusalem pony Johnny on a pony Johnny on the pony My Little Pony New Forest pony nopony one-trick pony one trick pony pit pony play the ponies polo pony ponify pony and trap pony ant ponyback pony bead pony bottle pony boy ponyboy pony car pony chaise pony engine Pony Express pony fan ponyfoot pony fucker Ponygate ponygirl pony glass pony in the barn pony keg pony keg station ponykind ponyless ponylike pony motor ponyplay pony putter pony shoe ponyskin ponysona pony-tailed ponytail pony tail pony-trekker pony-trekking pony truck pony truss pony wall ride the cotton pony ride the pony room for a pony shanks' pony Shetland pony smoking ponies somepony spanking pony sportpony Welsh mountain pony Welsh pony zony

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pel-
Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *polH-on-
Proto-Italic *polnos?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-?
Proto-Indo-European *put-der.?
Latin pullus
Late Latin pullanus
Old French poulenetder.?
Scots powny
English pony
From Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus. First attested in 1659. Doublet of foal and pullus.
Sense “small serving of alcohol” from 19th century, both for small sizes generally and for a quarter pint specifically, from the small size.
词源 2
Clipping of pony and trap, rhyming with crap.
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