n. 稻田（复数paddies）；爱尔兰人；Patrick（男子名）和Patricia（女子名）的昵称
中文词源
Paddy 帕迪（对爱尔兰人的蔑称）
来自爱尔兰常用名Patrick昵称。
paddy 稻田，水田
缩写自paddy field,来自马来语padi,稻谷，未加工过的水稻。
英文词源
paddy (n.1)
"rice field," 1620s, "rice plant," from Malay padi "rice in the straw." Main modern meaning "ground where rice is growing" (1948) is a shortening of paddy field.
Paddy (n.2)
"Irishman," 1780, slang, from the pet form of the common Irish proper name Patrick (Irish Padraig). It was in use in black slang by 1946 for any "white person." Paddy wagon is 1930, perhaps so called because many police officers were Irish. Paddywhack (1881) originally meant "an Irishman."
中文解释
1. pad => paddy: 稻田的形状就是如此。2. 谐音“派地、派稻”。
实用例句
1. The musicians burst into a rousing rendition of "Paddy Casey's Reel".
这些音乐家激情演绎了《帕迪·凯西的里尔舞曲》。来自柯林斯例句
2. She adored Paddy but he didn't treat her well.
她深爱帕迪，但他对她却并不好。来自柯林斯例句
3. Workers were singing as they tilled the rice paddy fields.
劳动者们一边耕犁稻田一边唱歌。来自柯林斯例句
4. Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.
帕迪看到玛丽·安后高兴地冲她挥挥手。来自柯林斯例句
5. His second son, Paddy, had gone to live in Canada.
