josh

josh

英 [dʒɒʃ]
　　美 [dʒɑʃ]

vi. 戲弄
　　vt. 戲弄
　　n. 玩笑
　　n. (Josh)人名；(英、印、巴基)喬希(男子教名 Josiah 的簡稱)

中文詞源：

josh 玩笑

俚語，可能來自Josh,常見老農或農夫名字，引申詞義鄉巴佬，可以開玩笑的人。比較yokel.

例句：

1. Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little.
喬希指望我對每筆傢庭支出都精打細算。

2. I wouldn't be that hard on him, Josh.
我不能那樣苛責他, 喬希.

3. Come on, Josh, you don't expect me to buy what you said just now.
行啦, 喬希, 你別指望我會相信你剛才說的話.

4. Ward, Josh Billings , and a host of others have survived only in scattered shards of humour.
沃德 、 比林斯和許多別的作傢能夠留傳下來的隻是些幽默的殘章斷簡.

5. Did you hear Josh Friedman got engaged to a chef?
你聽說喬希·弗萊德曼當上廚師瞭 嗎 ?