ditty

FREQ #33950

n. 小调, 小曲

发音

US
UK /ˈdɪti/

词形变化

ditties 复数 ditties ditties 三单 dittying dittying 现在分词 dittied 过去式 dittied 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A short, simple verse or song.

    小曲

    The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.

  2. 2.

    A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of ditty bag.

v.
  1. 1.

    To sing; to warble a little tune.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

song vocal

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dictāre (participle dictatus).

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