Word · Frequency #10326
Beatles
小妞
Beatles is the plural of beatle.
a girl; a young woman
美国俚语
- 1.
Any of the four members of the Beatles quartet; or a person associated with the Beatles.
披头士四名成员之一;或与披头士相关的人
独立摩登新女性;披头士四名成员之一;或与披头士相关的人;<美俚>小妞;(有男子气概的)独立摩登新女性
In use
A beatle always pays for her own dinner.
Lina is a beatle who moved to Tokyo alone and found a job there.
The beatle next door fixed her own car last weekend.
a beatle
beatle 是美国俚语,指独立、有男子气概的现代女性。
She is a beatle.
她是一个独立摩登新女性。
the beatles
复数形式常写作 'Beatles',与披头士乐队拼写相同,但此处为俚语用法。
The beatles are known for their independence.
这些独立摩登新女性以她们的独立精神著称。
Common mistakes
A beatle is crawling on the wall.A beetle is crawling on the wall.
表示“甲虫”的单词是 beetle,拼写为 b-e-e-t-l-e;beatle(b-e-a-t-l-e)是俚语“小妞/摩登女性”,不能指昆虫。两者发音相同,但拼写和意思不同,想表达“甲虫”时必须用 beetle。
He is a beatle; he is very independent.She is a beatle; she is very independent.
beatle 指女性(小妞,或摩登新女性),只能用于女性;用 he 指代 beatle 违背了词汇的性别限制,把 he 改成 she 后,句子与词义一致。
Connections
Pop culture & quotes
- I don't believe in Beatles. I just believe in me.
- 我不相信披头士,我只相信我自己。When asked about his Beatles years, Lennon famously sang, "I don't believe in Beatles. I just believe in me."当被问及他在披头士的岁月时,列侬在歌中唱道:“我不相信披头士,我只相信我自己。”
Synonyms
- chick
- 小妞 · chick 仅指年轻女性,不包含“有男子气概”或“独立摩登”的含义,且语气较随意,有时略带贬义。
Antonyms
- man
- 男人 · 目标词义为'小妞;独立摩登新女性',其直接对立面是男性。但'beatle'特指具有男子气概的现代女性,而'man'泛指男性,两者并非完全互换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像‘甲虫’(beetle),联想甲虫外壳坚硬,比喻有男子气概的独立摩登新女性,不易被压垮。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:美式俚语、非正式场合 该词为美式俚语,通常用于非正式场合,指年轻女性或具有独立精神的现代女性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ is a true rhyme for beatle. Words like battle /ˈbætəl/, bottle /ˈbɒtəl/, kettle /ˈkɛtəl/, and little /ˈlɪtəl/ look similar because they all end in -ttle, but their vowel sounds differ, so they do not rhyme. Needle /ˈniːdəl/ has the same long e sound but ends in /dəl/, not /təl/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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