skinny

英 ['skɪnɪ] 美
  • n. 机密情报;内部消息;小道消息
  • adj. 皮的;皮包骨的;紧身的;小气的
  • n. (Skinny)人名;(纳米)斯金尼

中文词源


skinny 皮包骨的,紧身的,低脂肪的

skin,皮肤,-y,形容词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

英文词源


skinny (adj.)
c. 1400, "resembling skin," from skin (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "lean, emaciated" is recorded from c. 1600. Of clothes, "tight-fitting" by 1970. In the noun sense of "the truth" it is World War II military slang, perhaps from the notion of the "naked" truth. Related: skinniness.

双语例句


1. He set his skinny legs apart and threw back his shoulders.
他叉开两条细腿,猛地挺起胸膛。

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2. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
你太瘦了,我们要把你养胖些。

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3. He was quite a skinny little boy.
他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。

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4. She had stringy hair and skinny legs.
她的长发稀疏,毫无光泽,两条腿跟竹竿似的。

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5. This book gives you the skinny on Hollywood.
这本书披露了好莱坞的内幕。

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