〈非正式〉 妈咪(尤为儿语)
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he was screaming for his mammy .他尖叫着要妈咪。
〈冒犯〉 (旧时美国南部照看白人孩子的)黑人保姆。
"early 16th cent.: from
n. 妈咪;黑人保姆
I need to ask mammy where she keeps my toys.
我需要问下妈咪把我的玩具放在什么地方了。
The little girl tells me she loves her mammy very much.
小女孩告诉我她很爱她的妈妈。
Now, we should not call black babysitters "mummy", because this is a bit offensive.
现在,我们不应该再称呼黑人保姆为“mummy”了,因为这有一些冒犯。
Mammy, it's getting closer!
妈咪,它更近了!
Mammy, it's so scary in the dark.
妈咪,黑暗太可怕了。
Mammy, do you hear that?
妈咪,你听到了吗?
Mammy, I hear it again!
妈咪,我又听到那个声音!
Let's hurry then Mammy.
那么妈咪我们赶快吧。
〈非正式〉 妈咪(尤为儿语)
他尖叫着要妈咪。
〈冒犯〉 (旧时美国南部照看白人孩子的)黑人保姆。
"early 16th cent.: from