释义
n.
a false shirt front
(只有前胸的)假衬衫。
dated, chiefly Brit. a folding outside seat at the back of a vehicle
〈旧,主英〉 (汽车车厢后的)露天折叠座位。
historical, chiefly Brit. a driver's seat in a carriage
〈史, 主英〉 (马车的)车夫座位。
adj.
Brit. informal (of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably
〈英,非正式〉 (身体某部分)不结实的,不健康的;(结构,设备)功能不可靠的
词源
"mid 18th cent. (denoting a petticoat): each sense probably having different origins; perhaps partly from Dicky , pet form of the given name Richard.late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘almost over’): perhaps from the given name Dick, in the old saying as queer as Dick's hatband."