potty

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈpɒti/    /ˈpɑdi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A chamber pot.
  2. A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
    — If you just let him know you want him to go on the potty, or anything, he's miles away.
  3. Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse. childish,humorous
动词 v.
  1. Synonym of go potty. childish,intransitive
    — If anybody needs to potty, do it now before we go.
形容词 adj.
  1. Insane. informal
    — The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty.
  2. Easy to pot the ball on.
    — The Eastbourne Green is by no means a " potty " one, and happily belies its appearance.

词形变化

potties plural potties present,singular,third-person pottying participle,present pottied participle,past pottied past pottier comparative pottiest superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *puttaz
Old English pott
Proto-Germanic *puttaz
Frankish *pottder.
Vulgar Latin pottum
Old French potbor.
Middle English pot
English pot
English -y
English potty
From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
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