catty-cornered

中文詞源

catty-cornered對角的

catty, 四，詞源同cadre, four, quarter, 即四邊形的，對角的。

雙語例句

1. His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.

漢她母親為人刻薄，勢利眼，嗓門又大。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a restaurant catty-corner from the theater

漢斜對著劇院的餐館

來自《權威詞典》

3. Eggs are sold by the catty.

漢雞蛋論斤出售.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. They sold apples by catty.

漢他們按斤賣蘋果.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. Eggs are sold by the dozen in U.S.A., by the catty here.

漢在美國雞蛋論打出售, 在這里則論斤.

來自辭典例句

英英釋義

1. slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line;

"set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"