do-goodyadj.

Brit.

/ˈduːɡʊdi/, U.S.

/ˈduˌɡʊdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English to do good , -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < to do good (see do v. 4a(b)) + -y suffix¹. Compare do-good adj., do-gooding adj.

With disparaging implication: that does good, or tries to do good; philanthropic.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > unrealistically philanthropic

do-good1850

do-gooding1936

do-gooder1942

do-goody1948

1948 Jrnl. Venereal Dis. Information Oct. 301/2 The logical next step is to analyze promiscuity after defining it... The analysis runs the risk of being called do-goody, YMCA-ish, hypocritical, [etc.].

1958 Listener 11 Dec. 1007/3 His tyrannous wife..and her do-goody brother.

1967 G. Baxt Swing Low Sweet Harriet ii. 26 All them do-goody religious organizations threatened a boycott unless we were bounced.

1987 C. Sodaro Million Dollar Baby i. iv. 17 There are a few facts that she ought to know about my do-goody, helping-handed, saintly little sister!

2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 74/1 [He] prides himself on being a man of robust appetites and convictions in a world of salad-eating do-goody conformists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	do-goody
释义	do-goodyadj. Brit. /ˈduːɡʊdi/, U.S. /ˈduˌɡʊdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English to do good , -y suffix¹. Etymology: < to do good (see do v. 4a(b)) + -y suffix¹. Compare do-good adj., do-gooding adj. With disparaging implication: that does good, or tries to do good; philanthropic. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > unrealistically philanthropic do-good1850 do-gooding1936 do-gooder1942 do-goody1948 1948 Jrnl. Venereal Dis. Information Oct. 301/2 The logical next step is to analyze promiscuity after defining it... The analysis runs the risk of being called do-goody, YMCA-ish, hypocritical, [etc.]. 1958 Listener 11 Dec. 1007/3 His tyrannous wife..and her do-goody brother. 1967 G. Baxt Swing Low Sweet Harriet ii. 26 All them do-goody religious organizations threatened a boycott unless we were bounced. 1987 C. Sodaro Million Dollar Baby i. iv. 17 There are a few facts that she ought to know about my do-goody, helping-handed, saintly little sister! 2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 74/1 [He] prides himself on being a man of robust appetites and convictions in a world of salad-eating do-goody conformists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1948
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