puss

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 po͝os

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cat. countable,informal,often,term-of-address,uncountable
    — Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
  2. The mouth. slang
    — Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
  3. Alternative spelling of pus. alt-of,alternative,uncountable
    — It didn't move as much, and the same teary puss leaked from its eyes.
  4. A girl or young woman, or any child. countable,dated,endearing,uncountable
  5. The face. slang
    — She gave him a slap in the puss.
  6. A hare. countable,dated,uncountable
    — He then began to beat about, in the ſame Language, and in the ſame Manner, as if he had been beating for a Hare, and at laſt cried out, 'Soho! Puſs is not far off. Here's her Form, upon my Soul; I believe I may cry ſtole away.'
  7. The vulva (female genitalia). countable,slang,uncountable,vulgar
  8. Sex with a woman. metonymically,slang,uncountable,vulgar
    — So don't know! So, what are you gonna do? Sell your birthright for a little bit of puss?
  9. A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves. Canada,US,countable,slang,uncountable

词形变化

pusses plural pusses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
beaglepuss gigglepuss glamourpuss puss caterpillar puss-gentleman puss in a bag puss in the corner pusslike puss moth puss out puss-puss sea-puss sea puss sour puss sourpuss
相关词
pussy

词源

词源 1
Probably from Middle Low German pūse, pūskatte or Dutch poes (“puss, cat”, also slang for “vulva”), ultimately from a common Germanic word for cat, perhaps ultimately imitative of a sound made to get its attention (compare Arabic بسة (bissa)).
Akin to West Frisian poes, Low German Puus, Puuskatte, Danish pus, dialectal Swedish kattepus, Norwegian pus.
Found also in several other European, North African and Asian languages; compare Romanian pisică, Persian پیشی (piši), Tamil பூசை (pūcai), Tagalog pusa
and Sardinian pisittu.
词源 2
Of Celtic origin, from or akin to Irish pus (“mouth, lip”), from Middle Irish bus. Compare also Middle Low German pussen (“to kiss”), Middle High German bussen (“to kiss”).
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