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

• You ain't holding that against old Mammy, is you?
  你不会因为那个而对一个老奶妈生我气吧？
• All right, mammy. I'll teach her to ride sidesaddle.
  好的，我就教她骑女用马鞍吧！
• 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。
• 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。
• She's my Mammy. She's a nurse.
  她是我的妈妈。她是个护士。
• 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。
• With daddy and mammy standing by. don't cry.
  在爸爸和妈妈陪着你时。
• Hey, you go to school for your mammy.
  喂，你要为妈咪去上学。
• Frankie, why don't you ask your mammy?
  弗兰基，你未何不问你妈妈？
• The upstairs hall seemed to shake as Mammy's ponderous weight came toward the door.
  当嬷嬷的笨重身躯一步步来到门口时，仿佛楼道都震得颤抖了。