Word · Frequency #13268
aunty
姑妈;姨妈;伯母;婶婶;舅妈
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
aunty 是 aunt 的非正式亲昵变体,常用作称呼。
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
姑妈;姨妈;伯母;婶婶;舅妈
阿姨;姨妈;舅妈;姑妈
In use
My aunty lives in Beijing, so I visit her during the summer holiday.
Aunty, could you please pass the salt?
All my aunties came to my birthday party.
my/our/your/his/her/their + aunty
表示所属关系,通常在aunty前用物主代词或名词所有格。
My aunty lives in Beijing.
我的姨妈住在北京。
Aunty + [name]
用作称呼或指代时,Aunty常与名字连用,表示亲切。
Aunty Mary is coming to dinner.
玛丽阿姨要来吃晚饭。
used as direct address
直接称呼时,Aunty可单独使用,表示对年长女性的尊称。
Good morning, Aunty!
早上好,阿姨!
Common mistakes
He is my aunty.He is my uncle.
用错了性别,'aunty' 指女性,此处应使用 'uncle' 表示男性亲属。
I have two aunty.I have two aunties.
复数形式应为 'aunties',而非单数 'aunty',因为 'two' 表示复数。
Connections
Collocations
- my aunty
- 我的姑妈/姨妈
- My aunty lives in the next town.我姑妈住在隔壁镇上。
- visit my aunty
- 看望我的姑妈/姨妈
- We often visit my aunty on Sundays.我们经常在星期天去看望我姑妈。
- stay with my aunty
- 住在我姑妈/姨妈家
- I stayed with my aunty for a week.我在姑妈家住了一个星期。
- aunty's house
- 姑妈/姨妈的家
- We had tea at aunty's house.我们在姑妈家喝了茶。
- aunty and uncle
- 姑妈/姨妈和姑父/姨父
- My aunty and uncle are arriving tomorrow.我姑妈和姑父明天到。
- all my aunties
Learner notes
Memory Tip
aunty 发音似“安提”,可联想中文“阿姨”的昵称,用来叫姑妈、姨妈等长辈女性。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、家庭场合 aunty 是 aunt 的非正式变体,多用于口语或亲切称呼;正式书面语中比较常见用 aunt。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为 aunties。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 aunty /ˈɑːnti/ 完全押韵的常用词。county /ˈkaʊnti/、bounty /ˈbaʊnti/、scanty /ˈskænti/ 都含 /nti/ 尾音,但元音不同;jaunty 拼写含 aunty,却读 /ˈdʒɔːnti/;naughty /ˈnɔːti/ 和 haughty /ˈhɔːti/ 拼写相近,也读 /ti/ 尾音,但元音为 /ɔː/。
Learn the forms together
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