popinjay

n. 虚夸自负的人, 花花公子, 绿啄木鸟, 鹦鹉

发音

UK /ˈpɒpɪnd͡ʒeɪ/
US /ˈpɑpənˌd͡ʒeɪ/

词形变化

popinjays 复数 popinjays

别名

poppingjay poppinjay

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A parrot.

  2. 2.

    A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.

    过时
  4. 4.

    A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.

    政治 体育 军事
  5. 5.

    The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

    英国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

parrot egoist egotist swellhead

词源

From Middle English popinjay, popyngeay, popingay, popejay, from Anglo-Norman papegai, papejoie et al., (northern) Old French papejai (“parrot”), probably from Old Occitan papagay (compare Occitan papagai, Catalan papagai), ultimately from Arabic بَبْغَاء (babḡāʔ, “parrot”), of imitative origin.

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