| 单词 | ass |
| 释义 | ass1[ as ] / æs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ass ON THESAURUS.COM nouna long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden. Also called wild ass . an African wild ass, kiang, onager, or any of their subspecies. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person. Origin of ass1First recorded before 1000; Middle English asse, Old English assa, probably a pet name or diminutive form based on a Celtic form, e.g., Old Irish asan, Old Welsh asen, from Latin asinus; akin to Greek ónos “ass,” from a non-Indo-European language of Asia Minor, e.g., Sumerian anše “ass” OTHER WORDS FROM assass·like, adjectiveDefinition for ass (2 of 4)ass2 [ as ] / æs / noun Slang: Vulgar.the buttocks. the rectum. sexual intercourse. Also Chiefly British Slang: Vulgar, arse . Origin of ass2First recorded in 1860–65; variant of arse, with loss of r before s, as in passel, cuss, etc.; see origin at arse usage note for assSee arse. Definition for ass (3 of 4)-ass or -asseda combining form of ass in the sense of “stupid person“ or “the buttocks,“ used in vulgar slang words as an intensifier or with disparaging intent: big-ass; stupid-ass. Definition for ass (4 of 4)ass. assistant. association. assorted. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ass (1 of 2)ass1 / (æs) / nouneither of two perissodactyl mammals of the horse family (Equidae), Equus asinus (African wild ass) or E. hemionus (Asiatic wild ass). They are hardy and sure-footed, having longer ears than the horseRelated adjective: asinine (not in technical use) the domesticated variety of the African wild ass; donkey a foolish or ridiculously pompous person not within an ass's roar of Irish informal not close to obtaining, winning, etcshe wasn't within an ass's roar of it Word Origin for assOld English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus; related to Greek onos ass British Dictionary definitions for ass (2 of 2)ass2 / (æs) / nounmainly US and Canadian slang the buttocks mainly US and Canadian slang the anus mainly US and Canadian offensive, slang sexual intercourse or a woman considered sexually (esp in the phrase piece of ass) cover one's ass slang, mainly US and Canadian to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time Word Origin for assOld English ærs; see arse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with assass The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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