charlies(俚)乳房

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

The British slang charlies for a woman’s breasts，one etymologist suggests，derives from“the opulent charms displayed by the mistresses of Charles Ⅱ．”According to this theory charlies was originally Charlie’s because they were“playthings belonging to the king．”In any case，a number of things have been named charley or charlies by the British．Long before policemen were dubbed bobbies，London night watchmen were called Charleys，or Charlies．The obsolete designation is believed to derive from the name of Charles Ⅰ，who extended and improved the London night watch to curb street offenses in 1640．Charles Ⅰ，beheaded by Cromwell in 1649，definitely wore a short，triangular beard called a Charlie that is now known as a Vandyke．Charley was also the term for a fox used by the British for almost a century，beginning in the late 1700s．The eponym here is brilliant British politician and foreign secretary Charles James Fox(1749－1806)，who constantly outfoxed the opposition．See also bobby；Bristols．

英国俚语，意为“女子的乳房”。有位词源学家认为，该词源于“查尔斯二世的情人们所显露的超人魅力”。根据这个理论，charlies原先应是Charlie’s，因为她们是国王的玩物。无论怎样，英国人把许多东西称为charley或charlies。以前，警察被叫作bobbies，守夜人被称为Charleys或Charlies。人们认为，这个陈旧的称呼来源于查尔斯一世的名字。1640年，他扩大并改进了伦敦的守夜制度，以此来遏制街头犯罪。1649年他被克伦威尔斩首时确实留着被叫作Charlie的短小的三角形胡子，现在称之为Vandyke。自18世纪末以后的一个世纪，英国人也用Charley指“狐狸”(fox)。该名称源于卓越的英国政治家和外交大臣Charles James Fox(1749－1806)，他一直能智胜对手。参见bobby ；Bristols。