pansy: [15] French pensée means literally ‘thought’, and it was presumably the pensive look of these flowers of the viola family that earned them the name. English originally took it over as pensee, but later anglicized it to pansy. The use of the word for an effeminate male homosexual dates from the 1920s. French pensée itself is the feminine past participle of penser ‘think’ (source also of English pensive [14]). This was descended from Latin pēnsāre ‘weigh’, which in post-classical times was used for ‘think’. => pensive
pansy (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French pensée "a pansy," literally "thought, remembrance," from fem. past participle of penser "to think," from Latin pensare "consider," frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). So called because it was regarded as a symbol of thought or remembrance. Meaning "effeminate homosexual man" is first recorded 1929.
pansy 英文释义
1. large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
2. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
3. offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
pansy 双语例句
1. Pansy was really a blank page , a pure white surface.
帕茜实在是一张白纸, 毫无瑕疵.
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2. My brother - in - law is just a pansy because he is a mother's boy.
我的 姐夫 娘娘腔,因为他是饱受母亲溺爱的娇生儿.
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3. Pansy's a little dusty, a little dishevelled.
帕西已有一点粗俗, 有一点憔悴了.
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4. Papa gave a quick , light laugh. " That doesn't prevent it! I'm of the world, Pansy. "
爸爸发出了轻松愉快的笑声, “ 这并不抵触! 我就属于世俗社会的, 帕茜. ”
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5. You should not undervalue knowledge before Pansy, who has not finished her education.
你不应该当着帕茜的面贬低知识的意义, 她还没完成她的学业呢.
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pansy 实用场景例句
Double light pink pansy. Variegated dark green, pink , cream and white , plain , ovate. Semiminiature.
重瓣亮粉红色堇型花. 深绿色, 粉红色, 奶油色和白色组合成的平坦斑叶. 半迷你型.
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Add wild pansy to steam baths to sooth and comfort yourself mentally and physically.
将三色萃加入蒸气浴中能在精神上和身体上起到润滑并舒缓的效果.
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CRF of CAU 3144 F was the most optimal for petunia, COMPO for pansy and daisy respectively.
控释肥CAU3144F、COMPO对雏菊、矮牵牛 、 三色堇的应用效果显著.
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Semidouble white ruffled pansy. Medium green wavy, quilted, scalloped. Standard.
半重瓣堇型花,白色边稍绉折. 中绿色波浪叶, 叶脉向上气状鼓起, 贝壳型叶型.标准型.
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Papa gave a quick , light laugh. " That doesn't prevent it! I'm of the world, Pansy. "
爸爸发出了轻松愉快的笑声, “ 这并不抵触! 我就属于世俗社会的, 帕茜. ”
辞典例句
Pansy Viola wittrockiana is an important ornamental plant used in the winter and early spring.
三色堇是我国冬春常用的草本花卉,在我国广泛栽培.
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Semidouble white and pink pansy. TL variegated medium green and cream, plain, quilted. Semiminiature.
