| 释义 |
catchy, a. colloq.|ˈkætʃɪ|
[f. catch v. + -y1.]
1. Adapted to catch the attention or fancy; attractive, ‘taking’.
1831Fraser's Mag. III. 679 A catchy, stage-like effect. 1885Athenæum 9 May 593 Catchy titles. 1887Ayrshire Post 4 June 5 The building is..by no means, unduly striking or ‘catchy’ to the eye.
2. That catches or entraps; deceptive. Also, liable to ‘trip one up’, difficult to manage or execute.
1877Coursing Calendar 285 Mr. Hedley, for the second time, pleased everyone with his judging; whilst Johnston, who slipped for the first time on such catchy ground, performed his duties well. 1882R. Hunter et al. Encycl. Dict. II. 1, Catchy,..difficult, not easy to learn or to execute. (Colloquial.) 1885Sir N. Lindley in Law Times Rep. 482/1 The condition imposed was a catchy and not a fair condition.
3. Readily caught up.
1881Pall Mall Budget 29 April 12/2 A smaller number of catchy tunes. 1885Pall Mall G. 2 Sept. 4/1 The music is not particularly original, but it is tuneful, smooth, and ‘catchy’.
4. Occurring in snatches, fitful, spasmodic.
1872Mark Twain Innoc. Abr. 137 Catchy ejaculations of rapture. 1883Blackw. Mag. Aug. 214 The wind..was very catchy.
5. Sc. ‘Merry, jocund’ (Jam.).
1804W. Tarras Poems 2 (Jam.) He..langs To crack wi' San', and hear his catchie glees. |