roly-poly
英 ['r?uli'p?uli]
美
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?roly-polies;
中文詞源
roly-poly 矮胖的來(lái)自 roly 的同韻構(gòu)詞，由 roll 杜撰出來(lái)的形容詞。
英文詞源
- roly-poly (adj.)
- "short and stout," 1820, probably a varied reduplication of roll (v.). As a noun, it was used as the name of various ball games from 1713, and it was used as early as 1610s in the sense of "rascal." As an appellation of a short, stout person, from 1836.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. A roly tumbler or wobbly man is a toy that rights itself when pushed over.
- 不倒翁,就是每次被壓倒都會(huì)自己站起來(lái)的玩具.
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