| 释义 |
easy-peasy, a. and int. colloq. or Children's slang (orig. and chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˌiːzɪˈpiːzi|, U.S. |ˈiziˈpizi|
[Reduplication of easy adj.]
and int. and adv. In childish or children's use (esp. as int.): extremely easy, very simple. Freq. in easy-peasy lemon squeezy, and other phrases. Also as adv.: with ease, very simply.
1976Evening Standard 20 July 19 (in figure) I'm short of money this week... How do I get to work?.. Easy peasy... I run to the station, leap the barrier, clobber the train driver, dress up in his clothes [etc.]. 1987Motor Cruiser June 25/1 It was no ‘easy peasy’ matter to get up to Maidstone. 1990Independent 29 Oct. 14/1 We'll do it easy-peasy lemon squeezy. 1995Just Seventeen 5 Apr. 59/1 All you have to do is complete the following easy-peasy puzzlette. 1997P. Carey Jack Maggs xi. 38 He had the bastard. He had him easy-peasy. 2001Top of Pops Mag. Sept. 75/1 If u r not a club memba, then u can join up now—it's easy peasy. |