| 释义 |
ˈclubby, a. U.S.
[f. club n. + -y1.]
Pervaded by the characteristics of the club. Also, friendly, sociable.
1859Sala Tw. round Clock 226 In the present generation, has been created a type peculiar thereunto—the club-man. He is all of the club, clubby. 1905Smart Set Sept. 128/1 Our black coffee stories have become clubby to an extent that embarrasses a butler. Ibid. 129/1 She is not a creature to set to music—the clubby girl, the feminine good-fellow. 1918‘Ian Hay’ Last Million xv. 243 It's a darned sight easier to keep on clubby terms with an Ally whose language you don't know than an Ally whose language you do. 1928F. N. Hart Bellamy Trial i. 14 Charles Stuyvesant's the only one that won't have a good clubby time of it. 1960Encounter Feb. 32/2 A clubby bonhomie. |