posh

B2 FREQ #10672 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 豪华的, 漂亮的, 优雅的, 极好的 interj. 呸

发音

US /pɑʃ/
UK /pɒʃ/
UK /pəʊʃ/

词形变化

poshes 复数 poshed poshes 三单 poshes poshing poshing 现在分词 poshed 过去式 poshed 过去分词 posher 比较级 posher poshest more posh 比较级 poshest 最高级 most posh 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A halfpenny or other coin of little value.

    英国 可数 废旧 俚语 不可数
  2. 2.

    Money.

    英国 废旧 俚语 不可数 可数
  3. 1.

    A sudden and heavy fall or gush of rain or water.

    可数 方言 不可数

    Did yer see what a posh the water came down the bruck ater the thaw, and no wonder the snow was a fut deep.

  4. 2.

    Slush.

    不可数 可数
  5. 3.

    Fragments produced by an impact.

    不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To make posh or posher (more posh).

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Associated with the upper classes.

    She talks with a posh accent.

  2. 2.

    Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.

    苏格兰 冒犯

    We have a right posh git moving in next door.

  3. 3.

    Stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive.

    Near-synonym: plush

    After the performance, they went out to a very posh restaurant.

interj.
  1. 1.

    An exclamation expressing derision.

    The czar! Posh! I slap my fingers--I snap my fingers at him.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

classy swish

近义相关 2

fashionable stylish

相关短语

Posh 'n' Becks posh wank posh wanks posh up 把…打扮得十分时髦,打扮… posh nosh too posh to push pish posh pish and posh

词源

Unknown. Most likely derived from Romani posh (“half”), either because posh-kooroona (“half a crown”) (originally a substantial sum of money) was used metaphorically for anything pricey or upper-class, or because posh-houri (“half-penny”) came to refer to money generally. A period slang dictionary defines "posh" as a term used by thieves for "money : generic, but specifically, a halfpenny or other small coin". An example is given from James Payn's The Eavesdropper (1888): "They used such funny terms: 'brads,' and 'dibbs,' and 'mopusses,' and 'posh' ... at last it was borne in upon me that they were talking about money." Evidence exists for a slang sense from the 1890s meaning dandy, which is quite possibly related. A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home", describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim. It could also possibly be a clipping of polished. See also the articles mentioned in the References section below for additional discussion.

来源：wiktionary