granny
英 ['grænɪ]
美['ɡræni]
- n. 奶奶；外婆；婆婆妈妈的人
词态变化
复数: grannies;
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Granny travelled down by train.
- 奶奶是乘火车过来的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He hands the old granny upstairs and downstairs every day.
- 他每天扶那位老大娘上下楼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The children were all ears when Granny told them stories.
- 奶奶讲故事的时候,孩子们都全神贯注地听着.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Granny cooked a chicken especially for the wounded soldier.
- 老大娘特别为伤员炖了一只鸡.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Granny has clear impressions of her childhood.
- 奶奶对自己的童年还记得清清楚楚.
来自《简明英汉词典》