coy

英 [kɒɪ] 美 [kɔɪ]

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※ 提供单词"coy"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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词源同quiet, 安静的。

coy: coy: [14] Essentially, coy is the same word as quiet, and ‘quiet’ is what it meant when it first came into English (it soon developed to ‘shyly reserved’, and the sense ‘quiet’ died out in the 17th century). Its ultimate source was Latin quiētus, but whereas in the case of quiet this passed directly through Old French, coy came via the more circuitous route of Vulgar Latin *quētus, which produced early Old French quei, and later coi, the source of the English word.
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coy (adj.): early 14c., "quiet, modest, demure," from Old French coi, earlier quei "quiet, still, placid, gentle," ultimately from Latin quietus "resting, at rest" (see quiet (n.)). Meaning "shy" emerged late 14c. Meaning "unwilling to commit" is 1961. Related: Coyly; coyness.

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1. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.: 亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。

5. I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.: 卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。