英语词汇goody的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	goody
词源	goody. A historical polite form of address for a “goodwife,” a good woman of humble means in the early American colonies and well before then in England. Goody can also refer to a piece of candy or cake, while goody-goody refers to a smug, often of- ficious, self-righteous person.
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