granny
英['gr?n?]
美['ɡr?ni]
- n. 奶奶；外婆；婆婆媽媽的人
詞態變化
復數:?grannies;
英文詞源
- granny (n.)
- also grannie, 1660s, according to OED, most likely a diminutive and contraction of grannam, shortened form of grandame, rather than from grandmother. The sailor's granny knot (by 1803), originally granny's knot, readily jammed and insecure, is a reef or square knot with the second part crossed the wrong way, so called in contempt because "it is the natural knot tied by women or landsmen" [Smyth, "Sailor's Word-Book," 1867]. Granny Smith apples (1895) are said to have been named for Maria Ann Smith (d. 1870) of Australia, who originated them. Granny glasses attested from 1966.
雙語例句
- 1. Granny travelled down by train.
- 奶奶是乘火車過來的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He hands the old granny upstairs and downstairs every day.
- 他每天扶那位老大娘上下樓.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The children were all ears when Granny told them stories.
- 奶奶講故事的時候,孩子們都全神貫注地聽著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Granny cooked a chicken especially for the wounded soldier.
- 老大娘特別為傷員燉了一只雞.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Granny has clear impressions of her childhood.
- 奶奶對自己的童年還記得清清楚楚.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》