pesky的词源

英文词源

pesky (adj.)

1775, originally in New England dialect, perhaps a dialectal formation from pest (compare plaguy "confounded, annoying, disagreeable"). Partridge suggests an origin in Essex dialect.

中文词源

pesky：恼人的，讨厌的

来自pest方言变体，-y,形容词后缀。即像害虫一样的，引申词义恼人的，讨厌的。

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