hissy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tantrum, a fit. US
    — get into a hissy
形容词 adj.
  1. Accompanied with hisses.
  2. Making a hissing sound.
    — Each is very inexpensive ($60 per two-pack for the Midland, $100 a pair for the Audiovox), and feels it. Each is also tiny, no bigger than a bar of Ivory. Both are far hissier than their more expensive rivals, and don't have as much range (more on this in a moment).
  3. Childish or petulant.
    — Viewers were aghast. . . . As co-host Regis Philbin flinched, Gifford launched into a teary, it's-not-my-fault, TV hissy fit: "You can say I'm ugly, you can say I'm not talented, but when you say I don't care about children, how dare you!"

词形变化

hissier comparative hissiest superlative hissies plural

词汇关系

近义词
sibilant infantile milky huffy irritable
衍生词
hissily hissiness hissy fit

词源

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