Word · Frequency #17026
denny
/ˈdeni/
noun
丹尼
a male given name
男子名
丹尼(男子名)
In use
Denny is my neighbor, and we often jog together in the park.
Have you met Denny? He is the new student in our class.
I lent Denny my umbrella yesterday because it was raining.
Denny is + [noun phrase]
Denny is my best friend.
丹尼是我最好的朋友。
call + someone + Denny
Denny 是男子名丹尼,通常首字母大写。
Everyone calls him Denny.
大家都叫他丹尼。
Denny, + [imperative]
称呼对方时用名字,显得亲切。
Denny, please come here.
丹尼,请过来。
Common mistakes
His name is denny.His name is Denny.
英语中,人名等专有名词首字母必须大写;小写 denny 不符合拼写规范,把 d 改为大写 D。
His name is a Denny.His name is Denny.
人名前通常不加不定冠词 a/an;加 a 会误把名字当成普通名词类别,直接说 His name is Denny 即可。
Connections
Pop culture & quotes
- Denny Crane.
- 丹尼·克兰。My favorite lawyer on TV is Denny Crane from Boston Legal.我最喜欢的电视律师是《波士顿法律》里的丹尼·克兰。
- Oh hi, Denny.
- 哦,嗨,丹尼。In the cult film The Room, Johnny greets his young neighbor Denny with this line.在邪典电影《房间》中,强尼用这句台词向年轻邻居丹尼打招呼。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
denny 听起来像 Danny(丹尼),可联想成一位叫 Denny 的男生朋友,名字重复出现就容易记住。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交谈、自我介绍、正式文件 作为男子名使用时,属于中性用语,口语和书面都比较常见,通常用于称呼或介绍名为丹尼的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有列出的词都以 /-ɛni/ 结尾,与 'denny' 押韵。拼写为 -enny 的词(penny, jenny)同时匹配结尾拼写。'many' 和 'any' 尽管拼写不同,但读音押韵。注意 'deny' /dɪˈnaɪ/ 看起来与 'denny' 相似,但元音和重音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.