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

• Mammy used to hold her over my head whenever I was naughty.
  以前我只要一淘气，嬷嬷就拿她来警戒我。
• Mammy threw me out, I'm afraid.
  恐怕妈妈把我赶出来了。
• It was this refusal of food that worried Ellen and mammy more than anything else.
  就是这种拒不吃饭的态度使母亲和嬷嬷急得不行。
• 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？
• Hey, you go to school for your mammy.
  喂，你要为妈咪去上学。
• With daddy and mammy standing by. don't cry.
  在爸爸和妈妈陪着你时。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mammy will be there and aunt melly.
  嬷嬷和媚兰姑姑都在那里。
• Mammy, I want some hot water.
  奶妈，给我弄一点热水。