释义 |
pansy /panˈzi/ noun (also (obsolete; Spenser, etc)- Pance, paunce or pawnce /päns or pöns/) a name for various species of violet, esp the heart's-ease (Viola tricolor) and garden kinds derived from it, as well as other species with upturned side petals and large leafy stipules
- A soft bluish purple
- An effeminate or namby-pamby male (derog sl)
- A male homosexual (derog sl, often offensive)
adjective- Bluish-purple
- Effeminate (derog sl)
ORIGIN: A fanciful use of Fr pensée thought, from penser to think, from L pēnsāre to weigh panˈsied adjective |