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granny

UK //ˈɡræni//US //ˈɡræni//

词源

源自grandmother的昵称形式,17世纪开始使用,可能来自儿童对grandma的发音演变。

noun

❶ 对祖母的亲切称呼,常用于口语中,带有亲昵或随意的语气。

“My granny bakes the best cookies in the world.”

(我奶奶烤的饼干是世界上最好吃的。)

“Granny always tells us stories about her childhood.”

(奶奶总是给我们讲她童年的故事。)

❶ 对年长女性的非正式称呼,尤其指慈祥或传统的老年女性。

“The neighborhood granny knits scarves for all the kids.”

(社区里的老奶奶给所有孩子织围巾。)

“She's such a sweet granny, always giving advice.”

(她是个和蔼的老太太,总是给人建议。)

同义词:grandmother, nana, gran, grandma, nan

常见短语

granny flat — 指为年长亲属(通常是祖父母)在住宅旁建造的小型独立居住单元。

“They built a granny flat in the backyard for his aging mother.”

(他们在后院建了一个老人公寓给他年迈的母亲住。)

granny glasses — 指圆形金属框的老式眼镜,因传统上老年女性常戴而得名。

“She wears granny glasses that make her look very scholarly.”

(她戴着老奶奶眼镜,看起来很有学问的样子。)