mammy

英 [ˈmæmi]

美 [ˈmæmi]

n.  妈; 妈妈; 黑人保姆(旧时美国南方各州对照看白人孩子的黑人女子的贬称)

复数：mammies　

BNC.28380 / COCA.26273

牛津词典

noun

• 妈；妈妈
  mother
• 黑人保姆（旧时美国南方各州对照看白人孩子的黑人女子的贬称）
  an offensive word used in the past in the southern states of the US for a black woman who cared for a white family's children

柯林斯词典

• (英国某些地区的方言)妈妈
  In some dialects of English,mammyis used to mean mother.

英英释义

noun

• informal terms for a mother
  Synonym:mamamamammamommommamommymummummy
• an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

双语例句

• And Mammy was hardly polite to him.
  而嬷嬷对他却不怎么客气。
• With daddy and mammy standing by. don't cry.
  在爸爸和妈妈陪着你时。
• Did you see her, mammy? Wasn't she wonderful?
  你看到了？她是不是很了不起吗？
• Many are down with cold. She is down with la grippe and so is her cook. Mammy, I'm so glad you are here.
  很多人患感冒病倒了。她在患流行性感冒，她家的厨子也病倒了。
• Hey, you go to school for your mammy.
  喂，你要为妈咪去上学。
• Would you like to come back with me till your mammy comes home?
  你妈回来前，你想跟着我吗？
• My mammy used to love this song when I was just a tiny young girl.
  当我还是个小姑娘时，我妈妈就老爱哼唱这首歌。
• Don't you think it be nice if you bought something for Mammy, too?
  如果给奶妈也买点礼物，你不会觉得更好吗？
• He knew mammy had never liked his stepfather.
  他知道嬷嬷一向不喜欢他这位继父。
• He's my Dady. She's my Mammy.
  他是我的爸爸。她是我的妈妈。