- 1忸怩作態的；故作害羞的
Pretending to be shy, modest, or unwilling to give information, often in a playful or slightly flirty way. People say someone is 'being coy' when they know something - like good news, or their feelings for someone - but won't say it directly, teasing others instead. The thing being held back follows with about: 'she's being coy about who she's dating', 'the company stayed coy about its plans.'
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原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Coyname/kɔɪ/
- 1
A surname.
- 2
An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
coyadj詞源 1/kɔɪ/
- 1
datedBashful, shy, retiring.
- 2
archaicQuiet, reserved, modest.
- 3
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
- 4
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
- The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill, / May simper and be coy at will; / A lady, sir, as you will find, / Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind, / Means what she says and scorns to fence / And palter with feigned innocence.
- 5
Soft, gentle, hesitating.
- Enforced hate, / Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
coyverb詞源 1/kɔɪ/
- 1
obsoleteTo caress, pet; to coax, entice.
- Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, / While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
- 2
obsoleteTo calm or soothe.
- 3
obsoleteTo allure; to decoy.
- For now there are ſprung up a wiſer generation in this kind, who have the Art to coy the fonder ſort into their nets
coynoun詞源 2/kɔɪ/
- 1
A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
coynoun詞源 3/kɔɪ/
- 1
governmentmilitarypoliticsA company
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