
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)