wrinkly

wrinkly — 名詞

IPA/ˈrɪŋ.kli/
IPA/ˈrɪŋ.kli/
  • wrinklysingular
  • wrinkliesplural

1. a rude or playful word for someone who is old, used in informal speech

1.名詞B2
釋義

老傢伙

對老人的戲謔或冒犯稱呼

a rude or playful word for someone who is old, used in informal speech

例句

Some wrinkly on the bus told James the same story three times.

公車上有個老傢伙把同一個故事對 James 講了三遍。

informal register: calling someone 'a wrinkly'

Amihan laughed when her nephew called their next-door neighbour an old wrinkly.

Amihan 的姪子把隔壁鄰居叫做老傢伙,她聽了笑出來。

同義詞
  • old-timer

    milder and more affectionate, often used by the person themselves

  • codger

    old-fashioned informal term, almost always for men

  • geezer

    British informal for an old man; can be neutral or mocking depending on tone

文法句型

a wrinkly

the wrinkly

some wrinkly

用法筆記

Offensive when used about someone else without their permission. Older people sometimes use it about themselves in a self-mocking, humorous way.

常見錯誤

He is a wrinkly person.
He is a wrinkly.
💡The noun stands alone; don't use it as an adjective before 'person'.

wrinkly — 形容詞

IPA/ˈrɪŋkli/
IPA/ˈrɪŋkli/