| 释义 |
po'ly, poly, a.|ˈpɔːlɪ|
Repr. a U.S. dial. pronunc. poorly adv. and a.
1890Dialect Notes I. 69 ‘How d'you do?’ ‘I am po'ly to-day.’ 1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 50 A negro, when asked about his health, if not well, will answer, ‘Poly, poly, bress God!’ 1929W. Faulkner Sartoris i. 26 ‘How is you?’ ‘Po'ly, ladies; po'ly.’ 1935Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men (1970) i. vi. 140 My wife is po'ly. |