tony

adjective
🔊/ˈtəʊni/
🔊/ˈtəʊni/
(North American English, informal, becoming old-fashioned)
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  1. fashionable and expensive豪华的;时兴而昂贵的
    • a fashionable avenue lined with tony boutiques遍布托尼精品店的时尚大道
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the noun tone + -y.

Tony

noun
🔊/ˈtəʊni/
🔊/ˈtəʊni/
(plural Tonys)
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  1. an award given in the US for achievement in the theatre托尼奖(美国的舞台剧成就奖)
    CultureTonys are given each spring by the American Theater Wing to the best Broadway plays, actors and other professional theatre people. The Tonys began in 1947 and are named after Antoinette (‘Tony’) Perry (1888-1946) who produced and directed Broadway plays and was one of the people who founded the American Theater Wing.
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  2. a first name for boys, short for Anthony
  3. Word Originfrom the nickname of Antoinette Perry (1888-1946), American actress and director.