dropsy
dropsy1[ˈdrɒpsi](pl. -ies)- old-fashioned or less technical term for oedema
(旧,非技)。 同 oedema
语源- Middle English: shortening of idropesie, earlier form of obsolete hydropsy, via Old French and Latin from Greek hudrōps 'dropsy', from hudōr 'water'
dropsy2[ˈdrɒpsi](pl. -ies)- (Brit. informal)a tip or bribe
(英,非正式)小费;贿金
McCloy's little dropsy for services rendered.
麦克洛伊为所供服务付的一点小费。
语源- 1930s: slang, elaborated form of slang drop 'a bribe'
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