naughty list

短语

发音

UK /ˈnɔːti lɪst/
其它
US /ˈnɔti lɪst/

词形变化

naughty lists 复数 naughty lists

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    According to Christmas folklore, a list kept by Santa Claus of children who have been naughty, and who will therefore not be given as many presents; kept in conjunction with the antithetical nice list.

  2. 2.

    Any hypothetical list of naughty people.

    引申义

    You don't want to get on the FBI's naughty list.

词源

Certainly connected with, and possibly derived from, the lyrics of a Christmas carol, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town": He's makin a list / and checkin it twice / He's gonna find out / who's naughty or nice

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