中英互译
coxcomb
英 /ˈkɒksˌkəʊm/
基本释义
- n.花花公子;鸡冠花
双语例句
- The fifth was too red, so she called him "Coxcomb."第五个脸色太红润了,所以她叫他“鸡冠花”。
- He is a plausible coxcomb.他是个巧言令色的花花公子。
- He is a coxcomb.他是一个纨绔子弟。
网络短语
- Coxcomb Mt科克斯空山
- coxcomb plot锯齿图
- playboy coxcomb fop只追求享受以过纸醉金迷生活的轻浮阔少爷
- Memoirs of a Coxcomb花花公子回忆录
- beau beaux coxcomb dude macaroni纨绔子弟
同义词
词义分布
花花公子
60%
纨绔子弟
40%
英英释义
- n.a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
- n.a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red
- n.the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
词源
- coxcomb来自中世纪英语cokke’scomb.
- coxcomb(花花公子):戴鸡冠形帽子的弄臣英语单词coxcomb是cockscomb的变体,由cock(公鸡)+comb(鸡冠)组合而成,本意就是“鸡冠”。鸡冠花因为形状像扁平的鸡冠,所以在英语中也被称为coxcomb。 中世纪时,英国贵族家中经常豢养一种“弄臣”(jester),专门负责为主子说笑逗乐,类似现在的“小丑”。由于他们经常戴一种颜色艳丽、状如鸡冠的高帽子,因此也被称为coxcomb。现在,coxcomb一词常常用来表示“过于注重衣着的花花公子”。 coxcomb: ['kɔks,kəum] n.花花公子,纨绔子弟,弄臣,鸡冠,鸡冠花
- coxcombFrom Middle English cokke’s comb.