goofy

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡuːfi/    美 /ˈɡufi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of goof (“a foolish and/or silly person”). Canada,US,informal
    — It was eleven when we reached the mines, on our last drop of gas. High altitude. […] "Now, don't be one of those goofies who think they must be sick, just because they are a few feet up in the air."
  2. A skateboarder, snowboarder, or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward; a goofy-foot. Canada,US,informal
    — The binding still fits the swivel kit, which is ideal for a rental program where the bindings have to be switched in a jiffy to accommodate goofies and regulars.
  3. A button (“clothing fastener”) in the shape of a person, object, etc., often collected as a hobby. Canada,US,historical,informal
    — No. 2 is a present-day Umbrella, of Modern Plastic. Like most "Goofies," it is found in many colors and color combinations.
形容词 adj.
  1. Quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft. Canada,US,informal
    — He was lying back in an arm-chair with his mouth open and a sort of goofy expression in his eyes, while a grey-bearded cove in the middle distance watched him with so much dislike that I concluded that Bingo had pinched his favourite seat.
  2. Of a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed. Canada,US,informal,not-comparable
  3. Riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward. Canada,US,informal,not-comparable
    — Coordinate term: switch
副词 adv.
  1. Of riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard: with one's right foot forward. Canada,US,informal,not-comparable
    — [page 152] Like skateboarders and surfers, riders stand on the board with both feet perpendicular to the board or at an angle across it. […] Riding with the left foot forward is the more common way; the right foot forward stance is called riding goofy. […] [page 155] Before you begin to snowboard, you need to determine whether you ride regular or goofy.

词形变化

goofier comparative goofiest superlative goofies plural goofies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
goofy-foot

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English goof
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English goofy
From goof (“foolish and/or silly person”, noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense form ‘having the quality of’; and forming informal nouns denoting associated persons or things).
词源 2
From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Etymology 2, adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while etymology 2, adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
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