hooley

[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 胡利住所名称, 来源于古英语, 含义是“洼地”(hollow,depression), 或来源于中世纪英语, 含义是“茅舍, 避身之处”(hut,shelter)

发音

UK /ˈhuːli/
US /ˈhuli/
AU

词形变化

hooleys 复数 hooleys

别名

hoolie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance.

    爱尔兰
  2. 2.

    Chiefly in the form to blow a hooley: a strong wind; a gale.

    苏格兰

    It’s blowing a hooley out there.

词源

The etymology of sense 1 (“noisy celebration or party”) is unknown. Sense 2 (“strong wind”) is possibly from one of the following: * Borrowed from Orkney Scots hool(an) (“strong wind”) + English -ie (diminutive suffix). Hoolan is derived from Norn (unattested), from Old Norse ýlun (“howling, wailing”), from ýla (“to howl”) (ultimately onomatopoeic) + -un (suffix forming nouns). * From sense 1.

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