hunky-dory如何读

英:[ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔ:ri]

美:[ˌhʌŋkiˈdɔri, -ˈdori]

hunky-dory是什么意思

  • adj.极好的;最高的;了不起的

hunky-dory英英释义

Adjective

1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition;

"an all-right movie"

"the passengers were shaken up but are all right"

"is everything all right?"

"everything's fine"

"things are okay"

"dinner and the movies had been fine"

"another minute I'd have been fine"

hunky-dory词源中文解释

1866年,美国英语(约在1870年由 Christy Minstrel 歌曲流行起来),可能是 hunkey “一切都好,令人满意”的扩展(1861年),源自于纽约市街头游戏中使用的俚语 hunk “处于安全位置”,来自荷兰语 honk “邮政、车站、家”,在儿童游戏中表示“基地、目标”,源自于中古荷兰语 honc “避难所、藏身处”。然而,1876年的一种理论将其追溯到日本横滨的 Honcho dori 街道,据说水手们在那里寻找水手们喜欢的娱乐活动。

hunky-dory词源英文解释

obsolete English dialect hunk home base + -dory (of unknown origin)

The first known use of hunky-dory was in 1866

hunky-dory 例句

1 if she just agrees to cooperate, everything will be hunky-dory

2 But all was not completely hunky-dory at the station.

3 From the outside, everything looks hunky-dory at Theatre Three.

4 These were not announcements Belichick would make on his own if everything were hunky-dory down in Foxborough.

hunky-dory 同义词

6 平安无事的

quiet uneventful hunky

8 极佳的

superb smashing

9 不错的

O.K. Nice hunky surefire

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