daisy: [OE] The Anglo-Saxons named this familiar flower dæges ēage, literally ‘day’s eye’, from the fact that some species open in daylight hours to reveal their yellow disc, and close again at dusk. (The medieval Latin name for the daisy was solis oculus ‘sun’s eye’.) => day, eye
daisy (n.)
Old English dægesege, from dæges eage "day's eye," because the petals open at dawn and close at dusk. (See day (n.) + eye (n.)). In Medieval Latin it was solis oculus "sun's eye." As a female proper name said to have been originally a pet form of Margaret (q.v.).
Daisy-cutter first attested 1791, originally of horses that trot with low steps; later of cricket (1889) and baseball hits that skim along the ground. Daisy-chain in the "group sex" sense is attested from 1941. Pushing up daisies "dead" is attested from 1918, but variants with the same meaning go back to 1842.
双语例句
1. Daisy strode alongside her, breathing heavily but keeping pace.
黛西在她身边大步走着,大口喘着气,但是没有落后。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Daisy called her daffy, but goodhearted.
黛西说她傻乎乎的,但心肠很好。
来自柯林斯例句
3. "Listen," said Daisy, digging into her oatmeal.
“听着,”黛西一边大口喝着燕麦粥一边说道。
来自柯林斯例句
4. a daisy wheel printer
菊瓣字轮打印机
来自《权威词典》
5. This fruit was picked only yesterday, it's as fresh as a daisy.