doll

英 [d?l] 美[dɑl]

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復(fù)數(shù):?dolls;第三人稱單數(shù):?dolls;過去式:?dolled;過去分詞:?dolled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?dolling;

doll 玩偶

來自Dorothy的昵稱，用來指玩偶。比較Teddy Bear.

doll: doll: [16] Doll comes from the name Dorothy: the changing of r to l in personal names is a common English phenomenon of long standing, from Shakespeare’s Prince Hal (for Harry) to the currently familiar Del and Tel (for Derek and Terry). The word was originally applied to a man’s mistress (much like moll, which came from Mary), but in the 18th century it came to be applied to a ‘toy baby’. The pet form dolly dates from the 17th century.
doll (n.): 1550s, endearing name for a female pet or a mistress; originally a familiar form of fem. proper name Dorothy (q.v.). The -l- for -r- substitution in nicknames is common in English: compare Hal for Harold, Moll for Mary, Sally for Sarah, etc. Attested from 1640s as colloquial for "slattern;" sense of "child's toy baby" is c. 1700. Transferred back to living beings 1778 in sense of "pretty, silly woman."
doll (v.): 1867, "to pet, indulge," from doll (n.). Usually with up. Meaning "to dress up" is from 1906, American English. Related: Dolled; dolling.

1. The doll-like figures in these stories are unlike anybody, let alone oneself.: 這些故事中的玩偶形象跟誰都不像，更不用說像自己了。

2. "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.: “是的，媽媽。”謝里爾一邊慢慢地收起布娃娃一邊回答。