释义 |
daf·fy I. \ˈdafē, -fi\ noun (-es) Etymology: short for Daffy's elixir, an infants' medicine containing gin, after Thomas Daffy died 1680 English clergyman who first compounded it : a drop of gin : gin II. noun (-es) Etymology: by shortening : daffodil III. \“, ˈdȧf-\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: obsolete English daff fool + -y — more at daff : crazy, imbecile, daft < the story is slight, but it has a daffy kind of logic — New York Times Book Review > |