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

• In mammy, Scarlett had found a realist more uncompromising than herself.
  思嘉发现嬷嬷是个比她自己更不妥协的现实主义者。
• With daddy and mammy standing by. don't cry.
  在爸爸和妈妈陪着你时。
• All right, mammy. I'll teach her to ride sidesaddle.
  好的，我就教她骑女用马鞍吧！
• Rhett, who had listened to the talk, gave mammy the money and patted her arm.
  瑞德听见了那次谈话，他给了嬷嬷路费，并拍了拍她的臂膀。
• Hey, you go to school for your mammy.
  喂，你要为妈咪去上学。
• Mammy threw me out, I'm afraid.
  恐怕妈妈把我赶出来了。
• 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？
• What I didn't know was when I shot mammy, what will happen to me.
  我不知道的是如果我对她开枪的话，我会怎么样。
• Would you like to come back with me till your mammy comes home?
  你妈回来前，你想跟着我吗？
• Mammy had always been wade's mainstay and her frown made him tremble.
  嬷嬷一向是喜欢他并给他撑腰的，现在她一皱眉，韦德就发抖了。