someone's mammy
这个含义相当于 mother,多用于儿语、口语或方言,语气亲昵而非正式。
I miss my mammy and her cooking.
我想念我妈妈和她做的饭菜。
黑人保姆(蔑称)
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
黑人保姆(蔑称)
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
I miss my mammy and her cooking.
我想念我妈妈和她做的饭菜。
带有冒犯性,现代英语中应避免使用。
妈妈;保姆
n. an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
The museum display explained that a mammy was once a Black nursemaid in the old South.
博物馆的展品说明,mammy 曾经是美国南部对黑人保姆的称呼。
She found the word mammy insulting because it reduced Black women to a stereotype.
她觉得 mammy 这个词带有侮辱性,因为它把黑人女性简化为一种刻板印象。
His grandmother remembered being called a mammy and felt deeply hurt by it.
他的祖母记得曾被人叫作 mammy,并为此深感伤心。
这个含义相当于 mother,多用于儿语、口语或方言,语气亲昵而非正式。
I miss my mammy and her cooking.
我想念我妈妈和她做的饭菜。
这里的 mammy 特指美国南方历史上的黑人保姆,是冒犯性用语,现代英语中应避免使用。
Some enslaved women were forced to work as mammies in the white household.
一些被奴役的妇女被迫在白人家庭里当保姆。
Not this
My mammy takes care of me when I am sick.
Use this
My mommy takes care of me when I am sick.
在美式英语中,mammy 是对黑人保姆的冒犯性称呼,不是普通“妈妈”的用词;表示母亲时应使用 mommy、mom 或 mum。
Not this
They hired a mammy for their newborn baby.
Use this
They hired a nanny for their newborn baby.
mammy 虽有“保姆”的旧义,但带有种族冒犯色彩,现代英语中表示“保姆”应用 nanny 或 babysitter。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
黑人保姆刻板印象(蔑称)
The mammy stereotype portrayed enslaved Black women as loyal and content.
黑人保姆的刻板印象把被奴役的黑人女性描绘成忠诚而满足的样子。
黑人保姆原型(蔑称)
The mammy archetype appears in many films set in the antebellum South.
这个黑人保姆原型出现在许多以战前南方为背景的电影中。
黑人保姆形象(蔑称)
She played the mammy figure in several 1930s films.
她在多部20世纪30年代的电影中扮演黑人保姆形象。
黑人保姆角色(蔑称)
The mammy character has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes.
这个黑人保姆角色因强化种族刻板印象而受到批评。
出自20世纪20年代Al Jolson演唱的歌曲《My Mammy》。这首歌与黑脸演艺(blackface)传统相关,如今被广泛认为带有种族歧视色彩。
The word 'mammy' is now recognized as an offensive slur for a Black nursemaid in the southern United States.
如今,“mammy”一词被认定为对美国南方黑人保姆的冒犯性侮辱用语。
Use mammy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似“妈妈”,联想旧时美国南方黑人保姆被唤作mammy,记住它带贬义色彩。
语域:mixed 常见场景:历史语境、美国南部口语、争议性用法 该词为冒犯性称呼,通常用于指美国南部历史上的黑人保姆,现代英语中很少使用,多视为贬义,应避免使用。
指美国南方黑人保姆时带有冒犯意味。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.