English Dictionary

catchy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkæt͡ʃi/

形容詞

古風 比喩的用法

Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase). / (dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.

日本語の意味

すぐに魅力的で印象に残る（特にメロディやフレーズなどに用いられる） / （古い用法で、主に比喩的に）とらえやすい、絡みつく性質がある

The band's new single has a catchy chorus that everyone in the crowd was singing by the second round.

そのバンドの新しいシングルは耳に残るサビがあり、観客全員が二回目には歌っていました。

意味（1）

Instantly appealing and memorable (of a tune or phrase).

The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”

意味（2）

(dated, chiefly figuratively) Tending to catch or ensnare; entangling.

a catchy question

意味（3）

(dated) Consisting of, or occurring in, disconnected parts or snatches; changeable.

a catchy wind

意味（4）

contagious

The catchy cold which has been transmitted to you directly or indirectly might have been avoided had you been in better physical condition.

catchier （ comparative ）

catchiest （ superlative ）