| 单词 | jolly |
| 释义 | jolly 1. adj., adv., v., & n. --adj (jollier, jolliest) 1. cheerful and good-humoured; merry. 2. festive, jovial. 3. slightly drunk. 4. colloq. (of a person or thing) very pleasant, delightful (often iron.: a jolly shame). --adv colloq. very (they were jolly unlucky). --vtr. (-ies, -ied) 1. (usu. foll. by along) colloq. coax or humour (a person) in a friendly way. 2. chaff, banter. --n (pl. -ies) colloq. a party or celebration. Phrases and idioms Jolly Roger a pirates' black flag, usu. with the skull and crossbones. Derivatives jollily adv. jolliness n. Etymology: ME f. OF jolif gay, pretty, perh. f. ON j{oacute}l YULE 2. n. (pl. -ies) jolly boat) a clinker-built ship's boat smaller than a cutter. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: perh. rel. to YAWL |
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