| 单词 | hunky-dory |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌhunky-ˈdory ˌhunky-ˈdory adj. (also hunky-ˈdorey) [second element of unknown origin] satisfactory, fine. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adjective] > highly satisfactory OK1839 hunky-dory1866 (all) Sir Garnet1894 kayo1923 hotsy-totsy1924 oojah-cum-spiff1930 patsy1930 not shabby1975 alpha minus1989 1866 Galaxy 1 Oct. 275 I cannot conceive on any theory of etymology..why anything that is ‘hunkee doree’..should be so admirable. 1868 in G. C. D. Odell Ann. N.Y. Stage (1936) VIII. 390 [Even Samuel Slater admitted that Tostee, when and if she sang, was] hunky~dory. 1907 N. Munro Daft Days xxi. 188 Before one marries it's hunky-dory—it's fairy all the time. 1907 M. C. Harris Tents of Wickedness iv. ii. 341 I've had my luncheon, and I feel better already. Oh, it's all hunky-dory. 1943 N. Balchin Small Back Room 172 Well, unless the electricity they taught me is all wrong, that ought to be hunky-dory. 1956 D. M. Davin Sullen Bell iii. iv. 233 I thought everything was hunkydory and you were well on the way to being a big executive. 1969 J. Gardner Founder Member ii. 17 Everythink's 'unkey dorey 'ere. No problem. < as lemmas |
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