frothy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A serving of beer. Australia,in-plural,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
    — I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!
  2. lightweight; lacking depth or substance figuratively
    — songs with frothy lyrics
  3. Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
    — But we have found it profitable to engage in some trading on our own account, generally in the rather frothy areas.

词形变化

frothier comparative frothiest superlative frothies plural

词汇关系

近义词
spumescent
衍生词
frothily frothiness

词源

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