英语词汇“spitting image”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spit′ting im′age, [Informal.]

1925–30; from the phrase spit and image (see spit¹) by confusion of spit and with spittin'; compare earlier the very spit of the exact likeness of

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spitting image n

informal a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
Also called: spit, spit and image

Etymology: 19th Century: modification of spit and image, from spit¹ (as in the phrase the very spit of, the exact likeness of (someone))

单词	spitting image
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spit′ting im′age, [Informal.] See spit ¹ (def. 13). 1925–30; from the phrase spit and image (see spit¹) by confusion of spit and with spittin'; compare earlier the very spit of the exact likeness of Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spitting image n informal a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative Also called: spit, spit and image Etymology: 19th Century: modification of spit and image, from spit¹ (as in the phrase the very spit of, the exact likeness of (someone))
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