willy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of willow. alt-of,alternative
  2. A willow basket. UK,dialectal
  3. the penis. Australia,Ireland,New-Zealand,South-Africa,UK
    — Little Johnny got his willy stuck in his zipper.
  4. A person who is manipulated into serving as a useful agent without knowing it.
  5. A fish basket. UK,dialectal
  6. Term of abuse. UK,childish
动词 v.
  1. To cleanse wool or cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.
形容词 adj.
  1. Willing; favourable; ready; eager. obsolete
  2. Self-willed; willful. Scotland,UK,dialectal

词形变化

willier comparative more willy comparative williest superlative most willy superlative willies plural willies present,singular,third-person willying participle,present willied participle,past willied past willies plural willies plural willie alternative willies plural willie alternative

词汇关系

近义词
johnson wee-wee
衍生词
pilly willy willy warmer
相关词
ill-willy evil-willy

词源

词源 1
From Middle English willy, willi, equivalent to will + -y. Cognate with Dutch willig (“obedient, hearsome”), German willig (“willing”), Swedish villig (“willing, agreeable”).
词源 2
From Middle English wilȝe, from Old English wiliġ (“willow”). More at willow.
词源 3
From Middle English wilie, from Old English wiliġe, wileġe (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *wiligō (“wicker basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *weliko- (“willow-tree”). More at weel, willow.
词源 4
Originally northern British usage, from the 1960s. Probably the simple use of a proper name as a pet name; compare dick, fanny and peter. Unlikely to be a contraction of Latin membrum virile, male member (that is, the penis), a Latin term used in English in the 19th century.
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