doll
要点人形
意味
- 人形
- 《話》美しいが愚かな女
- 《俗》かわいい子(娘)
- 《米俗》親切な人,いい子
- 《be dolled up=doll oneself up》着飾る
例文
The children were amusing themselves with dolls.
子供達は人形で楽しく遊んでいた。
She wanted a doll for Christmas in the worst way.
彼女はクリスマスプレゼントに人形をとてもほしがっていた。
He gave me this doll in token of his gratitude.
彼は感謝のしるしに私にこの人形をくれた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy. Etymology 1, noun sense 7 was coined and popularized by American writer Jacqueline Susann in 1966 through her book Valley of the Dolls (1966) and the film adaptation Valley of the Dolls (1967).