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the cat's pyjamas

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大概与the bee's knees、cat's whiskers等相似词语一同，在1922年[1]起即已在美国普及[2]，有时被认为与漫画家Tad Dorgan有关。[2]

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the cat's pyjamas 複 (僅複數)

  1. (俗語) 很厉害的东西，很精致奢华的东西
    That new car was really the cat's pyjamas.
    那辆新车可真不是盖的。

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  1. ↑ “PAJAMA GIRL AND CATS OUT; Fifth Avenue Crowds Gather, but Police Scent Publicity Scheme.”，New York Times，New York City，November 6 1922，第 12 頁:
    Sunday afternoon strollers in lower Fifth Avenue were treated to the unusual sight yesterday of a young woman clad in transparent yellow silk pajamas, escorted by four cats, also clad in pajamas, leisurely making her way along the avenue... “Cat’s pajamas,” mused one of the patrolmen, “Wait a minute, I think there’s a publicity scheme afoot.”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carol Braham (January 2 2001)， “cat's pajamas”，The Mavens' Word of The Day‎[1]，Random House，存档自原始网页于August 3 2013
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