Word · Frequency #13176
Nellie
/ˈneli/
内莉
a female given name, equivalent to Nelly or Nell
女子名；等于Nelly或Nell。
内莉(女子名；等于Nelly或Nell)
In use
My friend Nellie lives next door.
Nellie is learning to play the piano.
I borrowed Nellie's umbrella yesterday.
be named Nellie
be named 后接姓名，表示‘被命名为…’。
The baby was named Nellie after her grandmother.
这个婴儿随祖母取名为内莉。
call someone Nellie
call 后接宾语和名字补足语，表示‘称呼某人为…’。
They call her Nellie for short.
他们简称她为内莉。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- not on your nelly
- 绝对不会；当然不“Will you lend him money?” “Not on your nelly!”“你会借钱给他吗？”“绝对不会！”
- Whoa, Nelly!
- 哇，慢着！（表示惊讶或提醒停下）Whoa, Nelly! That's way too much salt.哇，慢着！盐放得太多了。
Pop culture & quotes
- Nellie the Elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus.
- 小象内莉收拾好行装，向马戏团告别。At the school concert, the kids sang "Nellie the Elephant" with great energy.在学校音乐会上，孩子们满怀热情地唱了《小象内莉》。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Nellie 听起来像“妮莉”，是 Nell 的昵称形式，想象一个叫妮莉的亲切小女孩，记住这是女孩名。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人名介绍、日常称呼 这是女子名Nelly/Nell的变体拼写，通常用于称呼或介绍人名，一般没有明显的语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都与 nellie 押韵：重读音节元音为 /ɛ/，后接 /l/ + /i/，即音尾 /ɛli/。注意拼写相似的 nearly /ˈnɪəli/ 和 neatly /ˈniːtli/ 发音不同，不与 nellie 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.