poppy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒpi/    美 /ˈpɑpi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. countable,uncountable
    — In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row, / That mark our place; […] / If ye break faith with us who die / We shall not sleep, though poppies grow / In Flanders fields.
  2. One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing. endearing,informal
  3. A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower. countable,uncountable
  4. A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday. Australia,Canada,UK,countable,uncountable
    — Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas). not-comparable
  2. Having a popping or bursting sound. informal
  3. Popular. dated,informal
  4. Of a beverage: resembling soda pop; effervescent, fizzy. informal
  5. Typical of, or in the style of, pop music. informal
    — I thought Sparks were great; they were very poppy for Island Records. They were considered an oddity but you have to remember that at the time Roxy Music, now everyone's seminal band, were seen as very poppy.
  6. Of eyes: protruding, sticking out. informal

词形变化

poppies plural poppier comparative more poppy comparative poppiest superlative most poppy superlative poppier comparative more poppy comparative poppiest superlative most poppy superlative poppies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
alpine poppy arctic poppy antipoppy bear-paw poppy bear poppy blue poppy breadseed poppy bristly Matilija poppy bush poppy California poppy celandine poppy common poppy corn poppy Coulter's Matilija poppy cut down the tall poppy dawn poppy field poppy flaming poppy Flanders poppy garden poppy golden poppy green poppy Himalayan blue poppy horn poppy horned poppy Iceland poppy matilija poppy Mexican poppy opium poppy Oriental poppy plume poppy poppied poppy bee Poppy Day poppy head poppyhead poppylike poppy mallow poppy milk poppy red poppyseed poppy seed poppy seed test poppy straw poppy tears poppywort prickly poppy red poppy sea poppy Shirley poppy snow poppy spatling poppy Svalbard poppy tall poppy tall poppy syndrome thistle poppy thorn poppy Tibetan poppy tree poppy tulip poppy water poppy Welsh poppy western poppy white poppy wind poppy wood poppy yellow poppy poppiness
相关词
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词源

词源 1
PIE word
*péh₂wr̥
The noun is derived from Late Middle English poppy, Middle English popy, popi, popie (“plant of the genus Papaver; poppy seeds used as a spice”) [and other forms], from Old English popiġ (“poppy”), Early Old English popeġ, popaeġ, popæġ, popei [and other forms], perhaps from Late Latin *papavum, popauer, from Latin papāver (“poppy”), which may be from a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“bonfire”). Doublet of papaver.
Sense 3 (“artificial poppy flower to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts”) reflects the efforts of American professor and humanitarian Moina Michael (1869–1944) to popularize the wearing of artificial poppies in remembrance of those who fought and died in World War I; she was inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields” (1915) by the Canadian poet and soldier John McCrae (1872–1918): see the quotation.
The adjective is derived from the noun.
词源 2
From pop (“loud, sharp sound; fizzy drink; to make or burst with a loud, sharp sound; to stand out”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).
词源 3
From pop(ular) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).
词源 4
From pop (“affectionate form of father”) + -y (suffix forming terms of endearment).
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