释义 |
joes, n. pl. Austral. slang.|dʒəʊz| [Origin unknown.] Depression of spirits, the blues.
1916C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 27 'E's got the joes reel bad. a1938― in Penguin Bk. Austral. Ballads (1964) 235 It gimme Joes to sit an' watch them two! 1957V. Palmer Seedtime xx. 138 What I saw in the sugar country gave me the joes. |