Word · Frequency #16177
Fully loadedgodmother
教母
A woman who promises at a child's baptism to help raise the child in the Christian faith; a female godparent.
- 1.
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。
- 2.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
在洗礼中担任儿童担保人的任何女性
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。；在洗礼中担任儿童担保人的任何女性；女监护人
In use
My godmother gave me a silver cross for my baptism.
She asked her best friend to be the godmother of her daughter.
The godmother is expected to guide the child's spiritual development.
be [possessive] godmother
She is my godmother.
她是我的教母。
the godmother of [someone]
She is the godmother of my daughter.
她是我女儿的教母。
ask [someone] to be a godmother
They asked her to be a godmother for their child.
Connections
Collocations
- act as a godmother
- 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。
- ask someone to be a godmother
- 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。
- choose a godmother
- 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。
- stand as godmother
- 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。
- godmother at a christening
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 godmother 的词尾 -mother 拼写相同或发音相近：mother、grandmother、stepmother 都以 /mʌðɚ/ 结尾，brother、another、other 均有 /ʌðɚ/ 韵脚，与 godmother 词尾的 -mother 完全押韵。注意 father 和 godfather 虽然拼写相似，但元音读 /ɑː/，与 /ʌ/ 不同，因此不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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