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ho·sey AHD[hōʹzē] D.J.[ˈhəʊziː]K.K.[ˈhozi]v.intr.（不及物动词）ho.seyed, ho.sey.ing, ho.seys 【新英格兰】 - To choose sides for a children's game.在儿童游戏中分组分队
- Perhaps from French (je) choisis [(I) choose] [first person sing. present of] choisir [to choose] 可能源自 法语 (je) choisis [（我）选择] choisir的第一人称单数现在时 [选择]
- from Old French * see choice 源自 古法语 * 参见 choice
注释- Children in New England, especially in the Boston area,use the expressionI hosey when they are choosing sides for a game. TheBoston Globe asked readers about it in late 1987 and received responses from Boston; Belmont, Massachusetts; New Hampshire; and Maine.Its users agree that it is a children's expressionbut are unsure of its origin—some think that it derives from a pronunciation ofchoose with a heavy Irish brogue. Another possible origin of the expression is French-Canadianchoisir, "to choose.” 新英格兰，特别是波士顿地区的孩子们在进行一种游戏时，用我加入 表示选择加入哪一边来分组。 波士顿环球 杂志在1987年后半年时就此用语向其读者进行征询， 得到了波士顿地区、马萨诸塞州贝尔蒙特地区、新罕布什尔州及缅因州的读者的响应。此语使用者同意此语为孩童用语这一说法，但都不能确定其来源。有些读者认为其来自choose 这一词的带有浓重爱尔兰土腔的发音。 另一可能的词源是加拿大法语中choisir 一词“选择”
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