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be [possessive] godmother
She is my godmother.
她是我的教母。
教母
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教母
A woman who promises at a child's baptism to help raise the child in the Christian faith; a female godparent.
She is my godmother.
她是我的教母。
在婴儿洗礼时承诺以基督教方式帮助抚养孩子的女性；赞助儿童洗礼的教母。
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
在洗礼中担任儿童担保人的任何女性
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
My godmother gave me a silver cross for my baptism.
我的教母在我受洗时送了我一个银十字架。
She asked her best friend to be the godmother of her daughter.
她请最好的朋友做她女儿的教母。
The godmother is expected to guide the child's spiritual development.
教母有责任引导孩子的精神发展。
She is my godmother.
她是我的教母。
She is the godmother of my daughter.
她是我女儿的教母。
They asked her to be a godmother for their child.
他们请她做他们孩子的教母。
Not this
She is godmother of my son.
Use this
She is the godmother of my son.
中文学习者常漏掉冠词，因为中文没有冠词。作为可数名词，godmother 前需要冠词（a 或 the），这里特指某位教母，所以用 the。
Not this
She godmothered my son.
Use this
She is my son's godmother.
godmother 是名词，不是动词。学习者受中文动词化影响误用作动词，应改为系表结构表达身份。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
担任教母
She agreed to act as a godmother at her niece's baptism.
她同意在侄女的洗礼上担任教母。
请某人做教母
They asked their best friend to be the godmother of their son.
他们请最好的朋友做儿子的教母。
选择教母
The parents chose a godmother for their newborn daughter.
父母为刚出生的女儿选了一位教母。
在洗礼中当教母
Her sister stood as godmother at the christening.
她姐姐在洗礼仪式上当了教母。
洗礼仪式上的教母
The godmother at a christening makes promises on behalf of the child.
洗礼仪式上的教母代表孩子作出承诺。
仙女教母；慷慨神奇的救星
She was a fairy godmother to me, paying my tuition when I couldn't afford it.
她是我的仙女教母，在我付不起学费时替我垫付了。
（某领域的）女性先驱、教母
She became the godmother of the nation's independent film movement.
她成为本国独立电影运动的教母。
我是你的仙女教母。
In Disney's Cinderella (1950), Cinderella's fairy godmother says this line before magically creating a gown and coach.
在迪士尼1950年的《灰姑娘》中，灰姑娘的仙女教母说出这句台词，接着用魔法变出礼服和马车。
Use godmother naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
godmother = god + mother，想象一位像神赐予的“第二个母亲”，在洗礼时许诺照顾孩子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：洗礼仪式、家庭关系 该词为中性常用词，通常用于描述洗礼仪式中的角色或家庭关系，正式和非正式场合均可使用。
可数名词
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