shiny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
发音 shī'nē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything that glitters; a trinket. informal
  2. A deskworker. dated,derogatory,slang
  3. A desirable collectible.
形容词 adj.
  1. Reflecting light.
    — He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.
  2. Emitting light.
  3. Excellent; remarkable. colloquial
    — We're shiny, Okay?
  4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. obsolete
    — Like distant thunder on a shiny day.

词形变化

shinier comparative more shiny comparative shiniest superlative most shiny superlative shinies plural shinies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English shine
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English shiny
From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English shine
English -y
English shiny
From shine + -y (noun suffix).
词源 3
Contraction of "shiny arse", originated during World War II. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
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