英语词汇“prexy”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

[1855–60; prex (by shortening and alter. of president) + - y2]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, output, pipeline, specialist, superheat-y 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 -y and -ie has been lost are now standard in formal written English (goalie; movie)

单词	prexy
释义	prexy in British English (ˈprɛksɪ) noun US slang education a slang term for a college president prexy in American English (ˈprɛksi) US nounWord forms: plural ˈprexies Slang the president, esp. of a college, etc. Word origin contr. of president prexy in American English (ˈpreksi) nounWord forms: plural prexies slang a president, esp. of a college or university Also: prex Word origin [1855–60; prex (by shortening and alter. of president) + - y2]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, output, pipeline, specialist, superheat-y 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 -y and -ie has been lost are now standard in formal written English (goalie; movie)
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prexy in British English

prexy in American English

prexy in American English