shiny
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
发音 shī'nē
英文释义
名词 n.
- Anything that glitters; a trinket.
- A deskworker.
- A desirable collectible.
形容词 adj.
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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.
- Emitting light.
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Excellent; remarkable.
— We're shiny, Okay?
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Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
— Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
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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).
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).
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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