jiffy
英 [ˈdʒɪf.i]
美 [ˈdʒɪf.i]
- n. 一会儿，瞬间
星级词汇:
中文词源
jiffy 一会儿
词源不详，通常认为来自盗贼俚语，闪电。
英语词源
- jiffy (n.)
- c. 1780, "a moment, an instant," colloquial, origin unknown; said to be originally thieves' slang for "lightning."
权威例句
- 1. Please wait half a jiffy.
- 请等片刻.
- 2. It'll be ready in a jiffy.
- 说话就得.
- 3. Lunch'll be ready in a jiffy.
- 马上就要吃饭了.
- 4. We will do it in a jiffy.
- 我们马上去做.
- 5. I won't be a jiffy.
- 我马上就好了.