coy

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
  2. A company
动词 v.
  1. To caress, pet; to coax, entice. obsolete,transitive
    — Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
  2. To calm or soothe. obsolete,transitive
  3. To allure; to decoy. obsolete,transitive
    — For now there are ſprung up a wiſer generation in this kind, who have the Art to coy the fonder ſort into their nets
形容词 adj.
  1. Bashful, shy, retiring. dated
  2. Quiet, reserved, modest. archaic
  3. Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
  4. Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
    — The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill, / May simper and be coy at will; / A lady, sir, as you will find, / Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind, / Means what she says and scorns to fence / And palter with feigned innocence.
  5. Soft, gentle, hesitating.
    — Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.

词形变化

coyer comparative coyest superlative coys present,singular,third-person coying participle,present coyed participle,past coyed past coys plural coys plural

词汇关系

衍生词
accoy coily coyish coyly coyness overcoy uncoy

词源

词源 1
From Middle English coy, from Old French coi, earlier quei (“quiet, still”), from Latin qu(i)ētus (“resting, at rest”). Doublet of quit, quiet, quite, and quietus.
词源 2
Compare decoy.
词源 3
Abbreviation of company.
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