(亦作preppie)informal, chiefly US <非正式, 主美>
(pl. -ies)
- a pupil or graduate of an expensive preparatory school or a person resembling such a pupil in dress or appearance(贵族)预备学校学生(或毕业生); (衣着, 外貌)像(贵族)预备学校学生(或毕业生)的人。
preppier, preppiest
of or typical of such a person, especially with reference to their style of dress(尤指衣着风格)像(贵族)预备学校学生(或毕业生)的:the preppy look.
(贵族)预备学校学生模样。
词源
early 20th cent.: from prep 'school'+-Y2.