catty

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 [ˈkʰæɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A (unit of) weight used in China which is metricated in Mainland China as exactly 0.5 kg, and approximately 0.6 kg for other places. informal
    — 16 Mess, make a Tale, which here is 20 s. English, 5 Tale make a Bancal, a weight so called, and 20 Bancal make a Catty, another weight.
  2. A catapult. informal,slang
    — “Give me your slingshot, and I'll let you have it back after school this afternoon,” she said firmly. […] I stuck the 'catty' into my back pocket and ran outside to meet the others.
形容词 adj.
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cat. informal,literally
    — catty eyes
  2. With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset (particularly in interactions between women). broadly,informal
    — The fact is, Mr Carrados, Gertrude is a misfire. It was the surprise of her life (if I said "disappointment" you'd think me catty) when Mark married me, and she didn't set out to be pleasant to the interloper.

词形变化

cattier comparative cattiest superlative catties plural cattys plural cattee alternative kati alternative katti alternative,obsolete katty alternative,obsolete catties plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cattily cattiness uncatty
相关词
catfight

词源

词源 1
From cat + -y. Compare Dutch kattig, which also means “subtly hostile” and is formed the same way (kat + -ig); see also catfight.
词源 2
From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).
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