Tony(Tony老师),网络流行语,并不是专指某个人,而是理发师的代名词。该词主要用来吐槽那些“集技术和才华于一身”的理发师,字面看有“拜托你剪得好一点”的意思。(百度百科)
(一)
tony做形容词时,意思是豪华的,时髦的。来源:19世纪末从tone (noun) -y而来。比较级 tonier 最高级 toniest
英文解释:(US informal)
- stylish and expensive
- 时尚的昂贵的
- fashionable among wealthy or stylish people.
- 在有钱人或时尚人士中流行。
- marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
- 以贵族或高调的方式或风格为标志
If you describe something as tony, you mean it is stylish and sophisticated.
如果你用tony来形容某样东西,你的意思是它时髦又精致。
比如说:
- a tony restaurant
- 高档餐厅
- tony private schools
- 贵族私立学校
- He lives in a tony neighborhood of Los Angeles.
- 他住在洛杉矶的一个高档住宅区。
(二)
tony做名词时,除了人名外,还有一个意思:托尼奖(美国的舞台剧成就奖)
- (in the US) any of a number of awards given annually for outstanding achievement in the theatre in various categories.
- (在美国)每年颁发给戏剧界各类别杰出成就的奖项。
- a medallion awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in the theater
- 每年由专业机构颁发的戏剧杰出成就奖
复数Tonies or Tonys
来源:
1940s from the nickname of Antoinette Perry (1888-1946), American actress and director.
美国女演员和制片人Antoinette Perry的昵称
Tony is a short form of Anthony or Antonia.
Tony是Anthony或Antonia的简称。
1. a male given name, form of Anthony
2. a female given name, form of Antoinette, Antonia
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