hinky

FREQ #34297

发音

US /ˈhɪŋki/

词形变化

hinkier 比较级 hinkier hinkiest more hinky 比较级 hinkiest 最高级 most hinky 最高级

别名

hinkey hinkty hincty

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.

    非正式

    I thought he might be acting hinky.

    This is hinky, this guy's a college graduate...

    A US customs agent, Diana Dean, questioned him at the border. He was fidgeting, sweaty, and jittery. He avoided eye contact. In Dean's own words, he was acting "hinky." Ressam's car was eventually searched, and he was arrested.

  2. 2.

    Suspicious (of something).

    非正式

    If the customs inspector gets hinky about letting them into the country, you can let him keep one as a gift.

    I was feeling a bit hinky about this one too.

  3. 3.

    Dishonest; sketchy; shady

    非正式
  4. 4.

    Weird; nonstandard.

    非正式 贬义

    This [call] shouldn’t be hinky – I’ve got a hunch they’re still floating around.

    So either they've got a *really* hinky space drive, or they're just just plain fat-assed lard-brained idiots with delusions of competence.

    I’ve been persuaded that something is hinky, and by God, you can quote me on that. Something is hinky.

  5. 5.

    Snobbish; haughty

    非正式
  6. 6.

    Unreliable; wonky

    非正式

词源

Possibly from obsolete Scots hink, from Old Norse hinka (“to limp or hobble”), probably not from Old English inca (“doubt; suspicion”). Possibly from hank (“a loop or coil or anything that curbs or restrains”). Possibly from African-American usage: hincty or hinkty.

来源：wiktionary