playboy这单词的来历,谁能告诉我?

根据Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary，playboy一词最早出现在1970年，意思是： a man who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure。

该词是个常见的复合词，后来人们通过类比的方式造出了playgirl一词，意思不用说了：: a woman who lives a life devoted chiefly to the pursuit of pleasure。playgirl。该词最早出现在报刊书籍中是1912年。

play-boy. play also means to go around and flirt. therefore, play-boy= 花花公子