floppy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A floppy disk. dated
  2. An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot. Rhodesia,South-Africa,slang
    — "Ja, our job is not to think or make decisions. We just here to slay floppies," remarked Koos.
  3. A comic book. informal
    — We suggest that the impact of comic books is greater than it may first appear. Though individual sales of floppies may be low compared to, say, dollar grosses on motion pictures or may reach fewer viewers than a summer blockbuster […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
    — The smile, the white collar worn with a dark shirt, the floppy breast-pocket handkerchief would surely be famous when the chaps in the rows behind were mere forgotten grins and frowns.

词形变化

floppier comparative floppiest superlative floppies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English flop
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English floppy
From flop + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English flop
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English floppy
From flop + -y.
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