英汉词典

posh 基本解释

• adj. 时髦地；漂亮的；奢侈的

posh 词态变化

posh 中文词源

词源不详，可能来自吉普赛语posh,半个 ，一半，来自posh-kooroona,半克朗，词源同krone,在过去算是一笔大钱，后在俚语引申词义豪华的。

posh 英文词源

posh

posh: [20] Although it only appeared as recently as the early 20th century, posh is one of the oldest chestnuts of English etymology. The story got around that it was an acronym for port out, starboard home, an allusion to the fact that wealthy passengers could afford the more expensive cabins on the port side of the ships going out to India, and on the starboard side returning to Britain, which kept them out of the heat of the sun.

Pleasant as this story is, though, it has never been substantiated. Another possibility is that posh may be the same word as the now obsolete posh ‘dandy, swell’, a slang term current around the end of the 19th century. This too is of unknown origin, but it has been tentatively linked with the still earlier 19thcentury slang term posh ‘halfpenny’, hence broadly ‘money’, which may have come ultimately from Romany posh ‘half’.

posh (adj.)

by 1914 (1903 as push), of uncertain origin; no evidence for the common derivation from an acronym of port outward, starboard home, supposedly the shipboard accommodations of wealthy British traveling to India on the P & O Lines (to keep their cabins out of the sun); as per OED, see objections outlined in G. Chowdharay-Best, "Mariner's Mirror," Jan. 1971; also see here. More likely from slang posh "a dandy" (1890), from thieves' slang meaning "money" (1830), originally "coin of small value, halfpenny," possibly from Romany posh "half" [Barnhart].

The cavalryman, far more than the infantryman, makes a point of wearing "posh" clothing on every possible occasion -- "posh" being a term used to designate superior clothing, or articles of attire other than those issued by and strictly conforming to the regulations. [E. Charles Vivian, "The British Army From Within," London, 1914]

posh 词组搭配

posh 英文释义

1. elegant and fashionable;

"classy clothes"

"a classy dame"

"a posh restaurant"

"a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child

posh 双语例句

1. I wouldn't have thought she had such posh friends.

我没有想到她会有这些上流社会的朋友。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He sounded so posh on the phone.

在电话里听起来，他的谈吐非常优雅。

来自柯林斯例句

3. You look very posh in your new suit.

你穿上新衣服显得雍容华贵。

来自《权威词典》

4. She always puts on a posh voice to talk to the vicar.

她总是装腔作势,用一种优雅的嗓音跟教区牧师讲话.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Now he's got a posh car, he thinks he's arrived.

现在有了豪华汽车, 他想他已经功成名就了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

posh 实用场景例句

a posh hotel

豪华旅馆

牛津词典

You look very posh in your new suit.

你穿上新衣服显得雍容华贵。

牛津词典

a posh accent/voice

上等人的腔调 / 嗓音

牛津词典

They live in the posh part of town.

他们生活在本市的富人区。

牛津词典

They pay for their children to go to a posh school.

他们花钱让子女上贵族学校。

牛津词典

(British English)to talk posh

谈吐高雅

牛津词典

Celebrating a promotion, I took her to a posh hotel for a cocktail.

为庆祝晋升，我带她去豪华饭店喝了鸡尾酒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a posh car.

豪华车

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I wouldn't have thought she had such posh friends...

我没有想到她会有这些上流社会的朋友。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He sounded so posh on the phone.

在电话里听起来，他的谈吐非常优雅。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You look very posh in your new suit.

你穿上新衣服漂亮极了.

期刊摘选

Increasingly, more Chinese Singaporeans would hold their reunion dinner in posh restaurants, despite the exorbitant costs.

越来越多新加坡人,宁愿花一笔钱在高级的餐馆吃团圆饭.

期刊摘选

Her posh accent is pure affectation.

她的时髦腔调纯粹是矫揉造作.

《简明英汉词典》

Rodents had overrun a posh private school near New York City.

啮齿类动物在纽约市附近的一家时尚的私立学校泛滥成灾.

期刊摘选

Soon you'll be eating at a posh restaurant.

要不了多久你是不是还要去大宾馆吃饭?

电影对白

We must posh up ourselves up for the party.

我们去参加聚会必须扮得漂亮一点.

期刊摘选

She always puts on a posh voice to talk to the vicar.

她总是装腔作势,用一种优雅的嗓音跟教区牧师讲话.

《简明英汉词典》

A posh neighborhood of branded shops and celebrated restaurants are nearby for your convenience and pleasure.

饭店四周林立着各类品牌商店和著名餐厅,为您带来更多便利及愉悦体验.

期刊摘选

They live in the posh part of town.

他们住在高等住宅区.

辞典例句

He's got plenty of money to throw around on whores and gambling and building posh houses!

嫖婊子有钱!赌有钱! 造洋房有钱!

子夜部分

Now he's got a posh car, he thinks he's arrived.

现在有了豪华汽车, 他想他已经功成名就了.

《简明英汉词典》

She has a rather posh way of speaking.

她讲话时很有上流社会的味道.

期刊摘选

I've declined the invitation to the Royal Garden Party; I'd just to be a square peg in a round hole among all those posh people.

我已谢绝参加皇家游园会的邀请,同那些显赫要人在一起, 我觉得实在格格不入.

《简明英汉词典》

During this time of economic uncertainty, most are backing away from things luxurious, pricey and posh.

在这个经济不稳定的时期, 多数人转离开奢侈的, 昂贵的,浮华的消费了.

期刊摘选

Does she look posh to you, or gawky?

她是不是看上去很优雅, 或者很笨拙?

电影对白

I'm here with hugo posh, the producer of adult education.

我这里请到了Hugoposh, 成人教育的制片人.

期刊摘选

Sixteen policemen were killed , bang in front of a posh hotel.

炸药在一豪华宾馆门前爆炸,十六名警官被害.

期刊摘选

Posh inside, too. Pink and black leather and pink piping on the carpets.

车内的设计同样也非常亮眼. 粉色与黑色相间的皮质座椅及内置地毯等细微之处都能显示出芭比的特色.

期刊摘选