英语词汇“falsie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word origin

[1940–45, Amer.; false + -ie]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, silkscreen, update, whiteout-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, cutie, hippie, quickie, scrapie

单词	falsie
释义	falsie in British English noun pad used to enlarge breast shape falsie in American English (ˈfɔlsi) noun informal either of a pair of shaped pads, made of rubber, fabric, or the like, for wearing inside a brassiere to give the breasts a larger or more shapely appearance Word origin [1940–45, Amer.; false + -ie]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, black box, silkscreen, update, whiteout-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, cutie, hippie, quickie, scrapie
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falsie in British English

falsie in American English