peachy是不是看上去是peach的衍生词呢?
没错,还真与桃子有关!
首先看看英语解释:
① (Adjective) 桃子味的;桃子颜色的
If you describe something as peachy, you mean that it tastes or **ells like a peach or is similar in colour to a peach.
● ...a rich, peachy dessert wine.
带醇厚桃味的餐后甜酒
● ...peachy pink.
桃红色
●pale peachy skin
**的皮肤
● This wine is bold and rich, featuring mouth - filling flavours of peachy intermingling with toasty vanillin oak.
大胆,丰富, 甜甜的桃子带着香草橡木味充满了味蕾.
● I really like your peachy face, shiny eyes and cherry mouth.
我真的喜欢你**般的脸, 羞答答的眼睛和樱桃般的嘴.
② (Adjective) 非常好的;极棒的
If you say that something is peachy or peachy keen, you mean that it is very nice.
● Everything in her life is just peachy.
她生活中的一切都非常棒。
● Everything is just peachy.
一切顺利。
● They bought a peachy new sports car.
他们买了一辆很好的新跑车.
● Everything is going peachy here, dad. How are you and mom?
爸爸, 这里一切都很好,你和母亲好 吗 ?
● Barring a sudden, unlikely, uplift in the national mood, Mr Obama's prospects look peachy.
除非全国会突发高涨情绪(几乎不可能), **的前景看好.
总结:
看来peachy这个词不是仅仅用来形容颜色和味道的,还有很棒很好的意思,和good,great相似。
那么下次,你来形容某件事或者某个物体很好的时候,大可以用这个新词来代替。
Wow,that looks so peachy!