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Puss is a soft word for a cat, and a soft way to call one. People say Puss, puss! the way they say kitty, kitty! when they want the cat to come.
Pusspuss is a soft word for a cat是稱呼貓咪的一種柔和用字 and a soft way to call one也是一種呼喚貓咪的柔和方式 People say Puss, puss!大家會說Puss, puss! the way they say kitty, kitty!就像說kitty, kitty!一樣 when they want the cat to come在想叫貓過來的時候
You can also call the animal a puss, often with fondness, and often in a slightly old voice — a grandmother's word, a storybook word. Puss in Boots is a famous cat with boots; children meet the word there.
You can also call the animal a puss你也可以直接叫這隻動物puss often with fondness通常帶著喜愛 and often in a slightly old voice也常常帶點老派的語氣 a grandmother's word, a storybook word是奶奶輩的用字,也是故事書裡的用字 Puss in BootsPuss in Boots(穿長靴的貓) is a famous cat with boots是一隻穿著長靴的知名貓咪 children meet the word there小孩子就是從那裡認識這個字的
Though actually, young people now say cat or kitty far more, and puss can sound quaint. It is not a lab word, and in this sense it is not a rude word.
Though actually不過其實 young people now say cat or kitty far more現在的年輕人更常說cat或kitty and puss can sound quaint而puss可能會聽起來有點過時 It is not a lab word這不是實驗室裡會用的字 and in this sense it is not a rude word而以這個意思來說,它也不是個粗魯的字
It probably began as a sound made to get a cat's attention, which is why so many languages have a similar little cat-call.
It probably began它大概是起源於 as a sound made to get a cat's attention一個用來吸引貓咪注意的聲音 which is why so many languages這也是為什麼這麼多語言 have a similar little cat-call都有類似的呼貓小聲音
組成Probably from the same old Germanic family as Dutch poes and Low German Puus, a word for a cat, perhaps first a sound people made to call one. Akin to Frisian poes, Danish pus, and similar cat-calls in quite a few other languages.
同家族的字
- pussyfootbuilt on the cat word: a cat sets its feet down lightly
原始詞典資料9 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。
pussnoun詞源 1/pʊs/
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informalA cat.
- Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
- Come here, puss! I've got some milk for you.
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datedA girl or young woman, or any child.
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datedhobbieshuntinglifestyleA hare.
- He then began to beat about, in the ſame Language, and in the ſame Manner, as if he had been beating for a Hare, and at laſt cried out, 'Soho! Puſs is not far off. Here's her Form, upon my Soul; I believe I may cry ſtole away.'
- '[…] It won't kill Puss any better for that.' / "'But, goodness gracious, what can that hare be made of?' I asked.
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vulgarslangThe vulva (female genitalia).
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vulgarslangSex with a woman.
- So don't know! So, what are you gonna do? Sell your birthright for a little bit of puss?
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vulgarslangA coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
pussnoun詞源 2/pʊs/
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slangThe mouth.
- Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
- Hubbert has a rasping voice and a razory laugh, and he's busy and theatrical in the worst way — a noisy performing pro with whirlwind arms and a saturnine puss.
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slangThe face.
- She gave him a slap in the puss.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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。