honey
/ˈhʌnɪ/noun
(pl. -eys)
1
- mass noun a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers蜂蜜。
1.1
- a yellowish-brown or golden colour黄褐色, 金黄色, 蜜色：
as modifier her honey skin.她的黄褐色皮肤。
1.2
- any sweet substance similar to bees' honey类似蜂蜜的甘甜物质。
2
- informal an excellent example of something〈非正式〉极好的一个例子：
it's one honey of an adaptation.
这是一个绝妙的改编本。
2.1
- chiefly N. Amer. darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address)〈主北美〉［通常用于称呼］亲爱的; 宝贝：
hi, honey!
嗨, 宝贝！
词源
Old English hunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.