| 单词 | good joss |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgood joss A Chinese figure of a deity, an idol. Loosely used of those of neighbouring peoples. Also, (colloquial) luck: bad joss, good joss. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > idol > worshipped by specific people > Chinese joss1711 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > fortune or luck sitheOE hapc1275 fortunea1300 timingc1300 thriftc1305 speeda1325 casta1400 venturea1450 issuec1475 luck1481 success1548 speeding1573 chancing1583 potluck1592 ship1851 joss1913 1711 C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India 181 I know but little of their Religion, more than that every Man has a small Joss or God in his own House. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. liii. 266 Their Josses or Demi-gods are, some of human Shape, some of monstrous Figures. 1771 J. R. Forster tr. O. Toreen Voy. China 1750–52 in P. Osbeck Voy. China II. 232 The sailors, and even some books of voyages..call the pagodas, Yoss-houses: for, on enquiring of 2 Chinese for the name of the idol, he answers, Grande Yoss, instead of Gran Dios. 1840 H. Malcom Trav. 29/1 The ‘Jos’ was delineated in a large picture surrounded by ornamental paper-hangings. 1899 F. T. Bullen Log of Sea-waif 45 He might as well have appealed to a bronze joss. 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 590/2 This comprises a good ‘joss’ for the voyage, and may be likened to a system of ‘blessing’. 1915 R. Kipling Fringes of Fleet 36 Mines are all Joss. You either hit 'em or you don't. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 104 Bad joss your leave being stopped. < as lemmas |
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