cagey

FREQ #33506

a. 狡猾的, 机警的, 有戒心的, 不敢表态的, 小心谨慎的, 不甚友善的

发音

US /ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/

词形变化

cagier 比较级 cagier cagiest 最高级

别名

cagy

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Wary, careful, shrewd.

    小心的

    谨慎的

  2. 2.

    Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

    有戒心的

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

clever canny chary cagy

近义相关 2

smart cautious

词源

Initially US colloquial, of unknown origin. A connection with the behavior of caged prisoners (wary and closed-lipped) and caged animals (wary) has been speculated. If so, by surface analysis, cage + -y.

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