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naughty

adjective
🔊/ˈnɔːti/
🔊/ˈnɔːti/
(comparative naughtier, superlative naughtiest)
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  1. (especially of children尤指儿童) behaving badly; not willing to obey顽皮的；淘气的；不听话的
    • a naughty boy/girl淘气的男孩／女孩
    • (humorous) I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!我今天放肆一回，我要了香槟！🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The children have all been a bit naughty.孩子们都调皮了。
    • Come on now, that's naughty.到此为止吧，别淘气了。
    • You've been a very naughty boy!你一直都是个淘气鬼！
  2. (informal, often humorous) slightly rude; connected with sex粗俗的；下流的 synonym risqué
    • a naughty joke/word下流的笑话；粗俗的字眼
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from naught + -y. The earliest recorded sense was ‘possessing nothing’; the sense ‘wicked’ also dates from late Middle English, and gave rise to the current senses.