Word · Frequency #26734
lassie
少女;姑娘
核心释义
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
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少女;姑娘
n a girl or young woman who is unmarried
少女;姑娘;恋人
用法In use
The lassie laughed as she played with the dog in the garden.
用法提示:这里的 lassie 作主语,指少女、姑娘。
Two lassies shared an umbrella on their way to school.
用法提示:lassies 是 lassie 的复数形式,作主语,仍表示姑娘、少女。
He asked the lassie at the counter if she needed any help.
用法提示:这里的 lassie 作宾语,指年轻的未婚女子。
a lassie
“lassie” 在苏格兰方言中指年轻的未婚女子,为可数名词。
He danced with a lassie all night.
他整晚都在和一个姑娘跳舞。
a young lassie
“lassie” 本身含“年轻”之意,加 “young” 起强调作用。
The young lassie is learning to play the fiddle.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bonnie lassie
- 漂亮的姑娘
- The singer wrote a song about a bonnie lassie from the Highlands.这位歌手写了一首关于来自高地的漂亮姑娘的歌。
- wee lassie
- 小姑娘
- She was just a wee lassie when her family moved here.她家人搬到这里时,她还是个小姑娘。
- young lassie
- 年轻的姑娘
- A young lassie answered the door.一个年轻姑娘开了门。
- highland lassie
- 高地姑娘
- He fell in love with a highland lassie during his travels.他在旅行中爱上了一位高地姑娘。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 class 去掉开头的 c,剩下 lass,再加 -ie,lassie 就是小姑娘、少女。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、非正式书面语 通常用于非正式场合,多出现在口语或亲近的语境中,带有亲切或轻松的语气;正式场合较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with lassie /ˈlæsi/ because their stressed vowel and following sounds match: /ˈsæsi/, /ˈbræsi/, /ˈklæsi/, /ˈɡlæsi/. Be careful with lookalikes: lacy /ˈleɪsi/ and easy /ˈiːzi/ look similar but do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.