naughty
adjective /ˈnɔːti/
/ˈnɔːti/
(comparative naughtier, superlative naughtiest)
- (especially of children
) behaving badly; not willing to obey尤指儿童 顽皮的;淘气的;不听话的 - a naughty boy/girl
淘气的男孩/女孩 - (humorous) I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!
我今天放肆一回,我要了香槟!
- The children have all been a bit naughty.
孩子们都有点淘气。 - Come on now, that's naughty.
到此为止吧,别淘气了。 - You've been a very naughty boy!
你一直都是个淘气鬼!
- a naughty boy/girl
- (informal, often humorous) slightly rude; connected with sex
synonym risqué粗俗的;下流的 - a naughty joke/word
下流的笑话;粗俗的字眼
- a naughty joke/word
词源late Middle English: from naught + -y. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses.