tad

FREQ #9725

n. (美)(非正式)男孩, 小孩子, 少量

发音

US /tæd/

词形变化

tads 复数 tads

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small amount; a little bit.

    一点

    非正式

    Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?

  2. 2.

    A street boy; an urchin.

    美国 过时 俚语

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词源

1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

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