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as direct address
主要用于苏格兰英语，作为亲昵称呼。
Come here, laddie.
过来，小伙子。
少年；小伙子；老弟
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少年；小伙子；老弟
a boy or young man; also used as a friendly term of address to a boy
Come here, laddie.
过来，小伙子。
主要用于苏格兰，常作亲切称呼
小伙子,男孩(对男孩的亲切称呼)
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
The old fisherman smiled at the laddie who brought him tea.
老渔夫对给他端茶的小伙子笑了笑。
Come on, laddie, we need to hurry or we'll miss the bus.
快点，老弟，我们得抓紧，不然会赶不上公交车的。
That laddie has already learned to tie his own shoes.
那个小男孩已经学会自己系鞋带了。
主要用于苏格兰英语，作为亲昵称呼。
Come here, laddie.
过来，小伙子。
The laddie is playing in the yard.
那个小伙子正在院子里玩耍。
I saw a laddie running down the street.
我看见一个少年沿着街道跑。
Not this
Hello, my little lady!
Use this
Hello, my little laddie!
lady 和 laddie 发音相近（/'lædi/ vs /'leɪdi/），但 lady 指女士，laddie 指男孩或小伙子，误将 laddie 拼写或读成 lady 会改变性别含义。
Not this
She is a sweet laddie.
Use this
She is a sweet lassie.
laddie 特指男性，用于女性是错误的；对应女性的亲昵称呼应为 lassie（苏格兰英语）。
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我的好小子
Don't worry, my laddie, everything will be all right.
别担心，我的好小子，一切都会好的。
小不点
The wee laddie is only three years old.
那个小不点只有三岁。
俊俏的小伙子
What a bonnie laddie he is!
他真是个俊俏的小伙子！
年轻小伙子
That young laddie has just started school.
那个年轻小伙子刚开始上学。
哦，是的，小伙子！
A catchphrase of Groundskeeper Willie, the Scottish janitor in The Simpsons.
《辛普森一家》中苏格兰园丁威利的典型口头禅。
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laddie＝lad（小伙子）＋ie（昵称小后缀），想象爸爸亲切地喊“我的小laddie”，就是男孩、老弟。
语域：informal 常见场景：家人或朋友之间、直接呼唤男孩或年轻男子、日常非正式交谈 laddie 多用于非正式口语，作为对男孩或年轻男子的亲切称呼，语气通常比较随意、友好。
主要用于苏格兰英语，作为亲昵称呼
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