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sissy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sis·sy, cissy /ˈsɪsi/ noun [countable] informal not polite  WOMANa boy that other boys dislike because he prefers doing things that girls enjoy 女孩子气的男孩He wanted to go to dance classes, but he was afraid the other boys would call him a sissy. 他想去上舞蹈班,但又怕其他男孩会说他女里女气的。sissy adjectiveOrigin sissy (1800-1900) sister
sis·sy nounChineseSyllable


sissy
sissy , cissy /ˈsɪsi/ noun [countable] informal not polite
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: sister
a boy that other boys dislike because he prefers doing things that girls enjoy:
    He wanted to go to dance classes, but he was afraid the other boys would call him a sissy.
—sissy adjective


sissy (BrE also cissy) BrE /ˈsɪsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪsi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
sissies
, BrE also cissies
)
(informal, disapproving)
a boy that other men or boys laugh at because they think he is weak or frightened, or only interested in the sort of things girls like 柔弱(或怯懦)的男孩;女孩子气的男孩 SYN wimp sissy adjective