puss
puss1
noun
puss2
noun
noun
- (informal)a cat (especially as a form of address)
(非正式)猫咪（多用作称呼）
You naughty little puss!.
你这淘气的小猫咪。
■[usu. with modifier]a playful or coquettish girl or young woman
顽皮（或卖弄风情）的姑娘（或年轻妇女）
a bubbly glamour puss from Mississippi.
来自密西西比州的热情奔放、风情万种的迷人姑娘。
- early 16th cent.: probably from Middle Low German pūs (also pūskatte) or Dutch poes, of unknown origin
puss2
noun
- (N. Amer. informal or Irish & Scottish)a person's face or expression
(北美，非正式或爱尔兰，苏格兰)（人的）脸；嘴
- late 19th cent.: from Irish pus 'lip, mouth'
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