eggy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Covered with or dipped in egg.
    — eggy bread
  2. Slightly annoyed. UK,slang
  3. Resembling eggs in some way.
    — an eggy smell/taste
  4. Awkward or Uncomfortable UK,slang
  5. Of or relating to an egg or eggs.
    — Skeletal similarities are only part of the story Dr. Shubin wants to tell. He also looks at genetics, because our genes provide a historical record, just as fossils do. For instance, we have yolk-making genes, though they’re no longer active, because some of our ancestors laid eggs. “We carry the genetic signature of our eggy past,” this accessible scientist says.

词形变化

eggier comparative eggiest superlative eggier comparative eggiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
eggily egginess eggy bread
相关词
fried-eggy

词源

Etymology tree
English egg
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English eggy
From egg + -y.
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