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A cushy job or a cushy life is very easy: not much hard work, not much worry, and often quite comfortable. People say it with a little envy, or a little bite — he landed a cushy post at the office.
A cushy job or a cushy lifecushy 的工作或 cushy 的生活 is very easy是非常輕鬆的: not much hard work, not much worry, and often quite comfortable沒什麼苦差事、沒什麼煩惱,而且常常相當舒服。People say it with a little envy, or a little bite人們說這個字時常帶點羨慕,或帶點酸味 — he landed a cushy post at the officehe landed a cushy post at the office(他在辦公室裡撈到一個爽缺)。
It is informal. In British English you may still hear a cushy number for an easy job.
It它 is informal是非正式用語。In British English在英式英文裡, you may still hear a cushy number for an easy job你可能還是會聽到用 a cushy number 來說一份輕鬆的工作。
Though actually, it sounds like cushion, and a cushy life does feel soft, but that is not where the word comes from. Soldiers brought it into English from Hindustani khushi, from Persian xuši, a word for happiness.
Though actually不過其實, it sounds like cushion雖然它聽起來像 cushion(軟墊), and a cushy life does feel softcushy 的生活也確實給人軟綿綿的感覺, but that is not where the word comes from但這個字並不是從那裡來的。Soldiers士兵 brought it into English from Hindustani khushi把它從印度斯坦語 khushi 帶進英文, from Persian xuši, a word for happiness而 khushi 又源自波斯語 xuši,是「快樂」的意思。
You use it about work, life, postings, deals. You do not use it about a chair; that would be cushioned or comfy.
You use it about work, life, postings, deals你會用它來說工作、生活、職務、交易。You do not use it about a chair你不會用它來說一張椅子; that would be cushioned or comfy那樣的話要用 cushioned 或 comfy。
組成Borrowed from Hindustani xośī / xuśī (happiness), from Persian xuši (happiness). Not from cushion.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cushyadj/ˈkʊʃi/
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informalMaking few demands; comfortable, easy.
- This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea.
- But if it really is such a cushy number, why doesn’t Britain have enough drivers – and what does it take to join their ranks?
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Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.
- cushy sedans for executive types.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。