daisy

B1 FREQ #4298 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 雏菊, 一流人物 a. 第一流的

发音

US
UK /ˈdeɪ.zi/

词形变化

daisies 复数 daisies

别名

daisie daysie

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

    雏菊

    延命菊

  2. 2.

    Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.

  3. 3.

    A boot or other footwear.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    Something splendid; a doozy.

    非正式

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词源

From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.

来源:wiktionary