naughty

英 ['nɔːtɪ] 美 ['nɔti]
  • adj. 顽皮的,淘气的;不听话的;没规矩的;不适当的;下流的
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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。

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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。

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3. You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
你这调皮鬼,吓了我一跳。

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4. Girls, you're being very naughty.
姑娘们,你们真是淘气。

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5. I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!
我今天放肆一回—我要了香槟了!

来自《权威词典》