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dotty

英 ['dɒtɪ] 美 ['dɑti]

解释

adj. 薄弱的；多点的；精神不定的

※ 提供单词"dotty"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。

中文词源

dotty 迷恋，疯癫的

来自dote, 糊涂。引申词义迷恋，着迷。比较infatuate.

英文词源

dotty (adj.): 1812, "full of dots," from dot (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "silly" is from c. 1400, in dotypolle "dotty poll" (i.e. "dotty head"), in which case the first element is from dote (v.).

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例句和用法

1. She was obviously going a bit dotty.: 她显然变得有点疯疯癫癫的了。

2. That's my dotty points.: 那是我的弱点.

3. I freely confess I'm as dotty as you are.: 我坦白承认,我跟你一样疯疯癫癫.

4. Not another of your dotty ideas for making money!: 你不要再出那些赚钱的馊主意了!

5. He did not look like a ghost, more like someone's dotty father.: 他一点不象幽灵, 而象一个发痴的父亲.