early 14c., "covered with hair, rough, shaggy," from hair + -y (2). From 1848 in slang sense of "difficult," perhaps from the notion of "rugged, rough." Farmer calls this "Oxford slang." Related: Hairiness. For adjectives Old English had hæriht, hære "hairy;" hæren "of hair."
双语例句
1. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs.
他穿着短裤，露出自己强壮多毛的长腿。
来自柯林斯例句
2. My daughter is just gaga over men with hairy chests.
我女儿就是痴迷于那些胸毛浓密的男子。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.
