Topsy
/ˈtɒpsi/
/ˈtɑːpsi/
- the character of a young girl in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Topsy has no parents and, when asked to explain this, she answers, ‚I ‘spect I grow‘d (= I expect I grew).‘ People often mention Topsy when they are talking about something that seems to have grown quickly without being noticed.
哈丽特·比彻·斯托的小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中的一个年轻女孩的角色。托普西没有父母，当被要求解释这一点时，她回答说：“我‘spect I成长’（=我期望我成长）。”当人们谈论一些似乎成长迅速但又不存在的事物时，他们经常会提到托普西。注意到了。 - Once the arms race began, it just grew, like Topsy.
军备竞赛一旦开始，就会像托普西一样愈演愈烈。
- Once the arms race began, it just grew, like Topsy.