hottie

/ˈhɒti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhä-tē/ (ame, mw)

hottie — 名詞

  • hottiesingular
  • hottiesplural

1. an informal word for a person whose appearance makes other people find them sexu

1.名詞C1
釋義

性感尤物

外貌極具吸引力的人，多用於私下談論

an informal word for a person whose appearance makes other people find them sexually attractive, often used as a casual compliment among friends.

例句

Mei whispered to her best friend that the new lifeguard at the pool was a total hottie.

Mei 悄悄跟閨蜜說，泳池新來的救生員真是個超級性感尤物。

predicative: be a (total) hottie

Every girl in the class agreed that Joaquin's older brother was a complete hottie.

班上每個女生都同意，Joaquin 的哥哥是不折不扣的帥哥。

同義詞
  • babe

    similar slang, can address the person directly as a term of endearment

  • stunner

    emphasises the visual impact of beauty, slightly less sexual

  • knockout

    stresses overwhelming attractiveness, often at first sight

文法句型

a hottie

what a hottie

用法筆記

Informal register only — never appropriate in formal writing or professional contexts. Subject is usually a person being talked about in their absence; saying it directly to the person can sound forward or objectifying.

常見錯誤

❌My grandmother is such a hottie.
✅My grandmother is still very attractive.
💡'hottie' is youth-coded slang about sexual appeal; using it for older relatives sounds odd.
❌The painting is a real hottie.
✅The painting is really striking.
💡'hottie' applies to people, not objects or artworks.

2. a soft rubber container that you fill with hot water and place in your bed or ag

2.名詞C1
釋義

熱水袋

灌入熱水用來取暖的橡膠袋

a soft rubber container that you fill with hot water and place in your bed or against your body to keep you warm on cold nights.

例句

Nana boiled the kettle and filled a hottie for Saoirse before bedtime.

奶奶在 Saoirse 睡前燒了開水，幫她裝好熱水袋。

fill a hottie

On freezing nights the Patel children each take a hottie under the duvet.

天氣冷得要命時，Patel 家的小孩每人都會把熱水袋帶進被窩裡。

take a hottie under the duvet

同義詞
  • hot-water bottle

    the full standard form, used in all registers

  • hwb

    rare written abbreviation, mostly in product listings

文法句型

fill a hottie

tuck a hottie into bed

用法筆記

Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand informal usage. In American English, the full form 'hot-water bottle' is preferred. Distinguish from sense 1 by physical context (bed, cold weather, pain relief).

常見錯誤

❌I plugged in my hottie before bed.
✅I filled my hottie with hot water before bed.
💡a hottie is filled, not plugged in; it has no electrical parts.