Jenny

大学

珍妮

发音

AU /ˈd͡ʒɛni/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛni/

词形变化

Jennies 复数 Jennies Jennys 复数 Jennys

别名

Jenni Jennie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Wren (a member of the WRNS).

    英国 非正式
  2. 2.

    A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    Alternative letter-case form of jenny.

name
  1. 1.

    A female given name.

    珍妮

  2. 2.

    A surname.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

上位词 1

相关短语

词源

From Jen + -y, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc. but now more often used as a diminutive of Jennifer. Rarely also a nickname of Genevieve (compare Genny, pronounced the same), Eugenia or Virginia (compare Ginny). Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in derivations from Jane etc. In senses related to inanimate objects, partially derived from the generic senses of Jane and partially an informal pronunciation of engine.

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