| 释义 |
choosey, choosy, a. orig. U.S.|ˈtʃuːzɪ|
[f. choose v. + -y1.]
Disposed to be particular in one's choice; fastidious, fussy. Hence ˈchoosiness n., particularity, fastidiousness.
1862Harper's Mag. Dec. 100/2 But so I'm sure enough thar at last, I'm noways choosy about the road. 1915J. Webster Dear Enemy (1916) 68, I am very choosey in regard to homes, and I reject three-fourths of those that offer. 1927Wodehouse Small Bachelor i. 4 ‘Mr. Finch had been getting what you might call choosey about his clothes...’ ‘What do you mean, choosey?’ ‘Particular, sir.’ 1931Publisher's Circular 13 June 747/2, I have found that collectors who ask for discounts are the choosiest of buyers. They want the best. 1936Wodehouse Laughing Gas xii. 119 It so happens that in the matter of pyjamas I've always been a trifle on the choosy side. I'm not one of those fellows who just charge into a hosier's and grab anything. 1945G. Endore Methinks the Lady (1947) x. 248 Such care, such choosiness, shows a fear..lest a word, not too carefully chosen, might give away your secrets. 1948Daily Tel. 16 July, I hear that air passengers are becoming more choosy about where they sit. Seats in the rear of the plane are now preferred. 1956A. Wilson Anglo-Saxon Attitudes i. iii. 63 Gerald saw that this topic, too, did not appeal to Elvira. He disliked ‘choosey’ women as a rule. 1958Oxf. Mag. 1 May 381/1 Regular students of lecture lists must by now be pretty well habituated to the mysterious choosiness about titles shown by their compilers. |