释义 |
bow·ery I. \ˈbau̇(ə)rē, -ri\ adjective Etymology: bower (I) + -y : like a bower : full of bowers II. variant of bower 3 I III. noun (-es) Etymology: Dutch bouwerij, from bouwer farmer (from bouwen to till — from Middle Dutch bouwen, būwen — + -er — akin to Old English -ere -er) + -ij -y, from Middle Dutch -īe, from Old French -ie; akin to Old High German būan to dwell, cultivate 1. : a colonial Dutch plantation or farm (as in early New York or in So. Africa) 2. [The Bowery, street in New York City] : a city street or district notorious for cheap saloons and homeless derelicts |