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When jokes, remarks, , or films are saucy, they talk about sex in a light, teasing way that is meant to make you laugh, not to shock or to be truly dirty. British English uses this a lot: a saucy joke, a saucy wink, the old saucy seaside . It feels playful and a little old-fashioned.
When jokes, remarks, postcards, or films are saucy當笑話、言論、明信片、或電影是 saucy(帶點黃色的)的時候 they talk about sex in a light, teasing way它們是用輕鬆、逗趣的方式談性 that is meant to make you laugh, not to shock or to be truly dirty目的是要讓你笑,不是要嚇你或真的很下流 British English uses this a lot英式英文很常用這個詞:a saucy joke, a saucy wink, the old saucy seaside postcard像 a saucy joke(帶點黃色的笑話)、a saucy wink(曖昧的眨眼)、the old saucy seaside postcard(老式帶點黃色的海邊明信片) It feels playful and a little old-fashioned它給人的感覺是俏皮又有點過時
Though actually the same word has other lives. In British speech a saucy child is one who answers back — cheeky, not sexual. And of food, saucy can simply mean covered in sauce.
Though actually不過其實 the same word has other lives這個詞還有其他的用法 In British speech在英式口語裡 a saucy child is one who answers backa saucy child(沒大沒小的小孩)指會頂嘴的小孩 — cheeky, not sexual是調皮,不是跟性有關 And of food而講到食物的時候 saucy can simply mean covered in sauce saucy 可以單純表示「醬很多、淋滿醬汁」
The teasing-about-sex sense grew out of the older ‘bold / cheeky’ sense; sauce itself once meant rude talk as well as the stuff on your plate. The sexual sense is still the light one: if something is cruel or openly , saucy is too small and too kindly a word.
The teasing-about-sex sense grew out of the older 'bold / cheeky' sense帶點黃色調情這個意思是從比較舊的「大膽/沒大沒小」這個意思演變出來的;sauce itself once meant rude talk as well as the stuff on your plate sauce 這個字本身也曾經指「無禮的話」,而不只是盤子裡的醬汁 The sexual sense is still the light one跟性有關的這個意思還是比較輕鬆的那種:if something is cruel or openly pornographic如果東西是殘忍的或是公開的色情內容 saucy is too small and too kindly a word saucy 這個詞就太小、太溫和了,不夠用
原始詞典資料5 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。
saucyadj/ˈsɔːsi/
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Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
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Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
- If this be knowne to you, and your Allowance, / We then haue done you bold, and ſaucie wrongs.
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Impudently bold; pert.
- Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.
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Sharp; pungent; piquant.
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Mildly erotic.
- I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.
- Saucy epaulet shoulder and full sleeves that fit into neat button trimmed cuffs.
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。