sty

noun

/staɪ/

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(plural sties)

(also pigsty, North American English also pigpen)
a small building or area where pigs are keptTopics Farmingc2
(plural sties)

(also pigsty, North American English also pigpen)
[singular] (informal) a very dirty or untidy place
(also stye)

(plural sties, styes)
an infection of the eyelid (= the skin above or below the eye) which makes it red and painful

Word Originsense 1 Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin.sense 2 early 17th cent.: from dialect styany, from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.

单词	sty
释义	sty noun /staɪ/ /staɪ/ jump to other results (plural sties) (also pigsty, North American English also pigpen) a small building or area where pigs are keptTopics Farmingc2 (plural sties) (also pigsty, North American English also pigpen) [singular] (informal) a very dirty or untidy place (also stye) (plural sties, styes) an infection of the eyelid (= the skin above or below the eye) which makes it red and painful Word Originsense 1 Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin.sense 2 early 17th cent.: from dialect styany, from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.
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