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grandmother是什么意思

grandmother

英 ['græn(d)mʌðə] 美 ['ɡrænmʌðɚ]

n. 祖母；女祖先
vt. 当…的祖母
vi. 当祖母

英文词源

grandmother (n.): early 15c., from grand- + mother (n.1), probably on analogy of French grand-mère. Replaced earlier grandame (c. 1200) and Old English ealdemodor.

双语例句

1. She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.: 令人疑惑的是，她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是祖母。

2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.: 她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。

3. Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.: 奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。

4. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.: 她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。

5. She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother.: 她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。