plaything

FREQ #27658

n. 玩具, 被玩弄的人, 玩物

发音

其它 /ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ/

词形变化

playthings 复数 playthings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A thing or person intended for playing with.

    1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.

  2. 2.

    A person at the mercy of fate.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Used for the purpose of play or amusement.

词汇关系

词源

From play + thing.

来源:wiktionary