sheeny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Jew. ethnic,offensive,slang,slur
    — May I never get groggy, if I shall ever forget the joke between you and the old Sheenie, when you threatened to throw him overboard for selling you a dumb time-keeper. ‘Blesh ma heart,’ said the Jew, while his under works shook like a cutter’s foresail going about, ‘how could you expect de vatch to go well, ven de ship vas all in confusion?’ an excuse that saved him from sailing ashore in a skuttle-bucket.
  2. A cheat or fraudster. slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a sheen; glossy.
  2. Bright; radiant; shining.
    — And many a sheeny summer-morn, / Adown the Tigris I was borne, / By Bagdat's shrines of fretted gold, / High-walled gardens green and old; […]

词形变化

sheenies plural sheeney alternative sheenie alternative sheenier comparative sheeniest superlative

词源

词源 1
Seems to have originated in 1820s London. Could be a mockery of Yiddish שיין (sheyn, “beautiful, nice”), much used in praising wares.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English sheen
English -y
English sheeny
From sheen + -y.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary