catchy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Instantly appealing and memorable.
    — Eric wrote a catchy tune to play on his acoustic guitar while Alyssa plays the drums.
  2. Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling. dated,figuratively
    — a catchy question
  3. Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable. dated
    — a catchy wind
  4. Contagious; catching.
    — The catchy cold which has been transmitted to you directly or indirectly might have been avoided had you been in better physical condition.

词形变化

catchier comparative catchiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
catchily catchiness uncatchy

词源

Etymology tree
Vulgar Latin captus
Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
Vulgar Latin -io
Vulgar Latin *captiāre
Old French chacierbor.
Anglo-Norman cachierbor.
Middle English cacchen
English catch
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English catchy
From catch + -y.
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