mammy

英 ['mæmɪ] 美['mæmi]
  • n. 妈咪;保姆

畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: mammies;

中文词源


mammy 妈妈

来自mamma亲昵语。

英文词源


mammy (n.)
1520s, diminutive of mam (see mamma). Meaning "black woman having the care of white children" is by 1837, Southern U.S. dialect, variant of mamma.

双语例句


1. He just scowled at Mammy and passed it over.
他只是对嬷嬷皱了皱眉头,就不再理会了.

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2. Soon Mammy would be with her -- Ellen's Mammy , her Mammy.
骑马上就要到她这里来了 ---- 爱伦的嬷嬷, 思嘉自己的嬷嬷.

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3. " Mammy, I want you to tell me about Mother.
" 嬷嬷, 我要你谈谈母亲的情况.

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4. But Mammy was at Tara and there was nothing Scarlett could do.
可如今嬷嬷在塔拉,思嘉已毫无办法.

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5. " Yo'voice soun'lak you catchin'a cole,'said Mammy suspiciously.
" 俺听你这声音像是着凉了, "嬷嬷怀疑地说.

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