英汉词典

boy 基本解释

• n. 男孩；男人
• n. (Boy)人名；(英、德、西、意、刚(金)、印尼、瑞典)博伊；(法)布瓦

boy 词态变化

boy 中文词源

词源不详。

boy 英文词源

boy

boy: [13] The etymology of boy has long been problematical, but the now most generally accepted view is that it is probably a reduced form of an unrecorded Anglo-Norman *abuie or *embuie ‘fettered’, from the Old French verb embuier ‘fetter’. This came from Vulgar Latin *imboiāre, a compound verb based on Latin boiae ‘leather collar, fetter’, which was adapted from Greek boeiai doraí ‘ox-hides’ (hence ‘oxleather thongs’), from bous ‘ox’ (related to English bovine and cow).

The apparently implausible semantic connection is elucidated by the early meaning of boy in English, which was ‘male servant’; according to this view, a boy was etymologically someone kept in leather fetters, and hence a ‘slave’ or ‘servant’. The current main sense, ‘young male’, developed in the 14th century.
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boy (n.)

mid-13c., boie "servant, commoner, knave, boy," of unknown origin. Possibly from Old French embuie "one fettered," from Vulgar Latin *imboiare, from Latin boia "leg iron, yoke, leather collar," from Greek boeiai dorai "ox hides." (Words for "boy" double as "servant, attendant" across the Indo-European map -- compare Italian ragazzo, French garçon, Greek pais, Middle English knave, Old Church Slavonic otroku -- and often it is difficult to say which meaning came first.)

But it also appears to be identical with East Frisian boi "young gentleman," and perhaps with Dutch boef "knave," from Middle Dutch boeve, perhaps from Middle Low German buobe. This suggests a gradational relationship to babe. For a different conjecture:

In Old English, only the proper name Boia has been recorded. ME boi meant 'churl, servant' and (rarely) 'devil.' In texts, the meaning 'male child' does not antedate 1400. ModE boy looks like a semantic blend of an onomatopoeic word for an evil spirit (*boi) and a baby word for 'brother' (*bo). [Liberman]

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A noticable number of the modern words for 'boy', 'girl', and 'child' were originally colloquial nicknames, derogatory or whimsical, in part endearing, and finally commonplace. These, as is natural, are of the most diverse, and in part obscure, origin. [Buck]

Used slightingly of young men in Middle English; meaning "male negro slave or Asian personal servant of any age" attested from c. 1600. Exclamation oh, boy attested from 1892.

boy 词组搭配

boy 英文释义

1. a youthful male person;

"the baby was a boy"

"she made the boy brush his teeth every night"

"most soldiers are only boys in uniform"

2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man;

"he likes to play golf with the boys"

3. a male human offspring;

"their son became a famous judge"

"his boy is taller than he is"

4. (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man;

"get out of my way, boy"

boy 双语例句

1. " Boy " is singular, and " boys " is plural.

boy是单数, boys 是复数.

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2. As a boy he was a Manchester United fan.

小时候，他是曼联队的球迷。

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3. The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.

这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。

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4. At their approach the little boy scurried away and hid.

他们走近时，小男孩急忙跑开藏了起来。

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5. The boy was unhappy because he thought he was friendless.

这个男孩自认为没有朋友，所以闷闷不乐。

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boy 实用场景例句

They have two boys and a girl.

他们有两个儿子和一个女儿。

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Her eldest boy is at college.

她的长子在上大学。

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a delivery boy

报童

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He's a local boy .

他是本地人。

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a city/country boy

城里 / 乡下来的人

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a night out with the boys

和弟兄们一同消遣的一夜

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Boy, it sure is hot!

嗬，真够辣的！

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Oh boy! That's great!

哇！真了不起！

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Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.

她现在已经是个十几岁的姑娘了，开始对男孩子感兴趣。

牛津词典

a little/small/young boy

小男孩；小伙子

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I used to play here as a boy.

我小时候常在这里玩。

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The older boys at school used to tease him.

学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。

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'Come on boys', he shouted to the sailors.

“加把劲儿，伙计们”，他向船员们喊道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Down, boy, down!

趴下，小家伙，趴下！

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Oh Boy! Just think what I could tell him.

哇，好家伙！想想看我会告诉他什么。

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He wants to be accepted as one of the boys.

他想被人看作一个男子汉。

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...the local boy who made President...

当上总统的本地小伙子

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I have two boys.

我有两个儿子。

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Eric was my cousin Edward's boy...

埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。

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I knew him when he was a little boy...

他还是个小男孩的时候我就认识他了。

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He was still just a boy.

他还只是个孩子。

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...the age when girls get interested in boys.

姑娘开始对小伙子感兴趣的年龄

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