naughty

英['nɔːtɪ] 美['nɔti]

比较级: naughtier;最高级: naughtiest;副词: naughtily;名词: naughtiness;

1. naught => naughty. 由没有道德、没有规矩、不听话引申而来。
2. 谐音“裸体”。

naughty 顽皮的，淘气的

来自naught,零，没有。引申词义邪恶的，没有道德的，后主要用于指小孩顽皮淘气。

naughty (adj.): late 14c., naugti "needy, having nothing," from Old English nawiht (see naught) + -y (2). Sense of "wicked, evil, morally wrong" is attested from 1520s; specific meaning "sexually promiscuous" is from 1869. The more tame main modern sense of "disobedient" (especially of children) is attested from 1630s. Related: Naughtily; naughtiness. A woman of bad character c. 1530-1750 might be called a naughty pack (also sometimes of men and later of children).

1. I've even seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty.: 我甚至见过她在扎拉淘气的时候使劲摇晃她。

2. You know what little boys are like with naughty words.: 你知道小男孩们说下流话是什么样子。