1846, "sister," extended form of sis (q.v.). Meaning "effeminate man" is recorded from 1887; the adjective in this sense is from 1891. Related: Sissiness. Sissy bar is recorded from 1969.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. "Last one in the sea is a sissy," proclaimed Idris.
伊德里斯大聲地宣告說(shuō)：“在海里，誰(shuí)落在最后誰(shuí)就不是爺兒們。”
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Nina looks the spitting image of Sissy Spacek.
尼娜看起來(lái)像極了茜茜·斯帕賽克。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Far from being sissy, it takes a real man to accept that he is not perfect.
只有真正的男人才會(huì)接受自己并非完美無(wú)缺的事實(shí)，這絕不是什么女孩子氣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The dancing teacher looks like a sissy, but he is very strong.
舞蹈老師看起來(lái)娘娘腔的, 但是他非常強(qiáng)壯.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. The clothes that Mom buys make me look like a sissy.