tarrier

拖延者, 逗留者

发音

UK /ˈtæɹi.ə/
UK /ˈtɑːɹi.ə/
AU /ˈtæɹiɚ/
其它 /ˈtæɹiɚ/
US /ˈtɛɹiɚ/
US /ˈtɑɹiɚ/

词形变化

tarriers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.

  2. 2.

    A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland.

    英国 贬义 俚语
  3. 1.

    Obsolete form of terrier (“kind of dog”).

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    comparative form of tarry: more tarry

词源

The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a "tarrier of time" before torture and execution for his beliefs.

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