核心畫面
A close, name for your grandmother — what a child calls her, not what you write on a form. Because the word already carries a whole picture of an old lady, it can also be pinned onto things that look like what she would wear.
可以想成一個很近、很家常的稱呼：不是介紹用的 grandmother，而是小孩子直接喊出口的那一聲，像中文的阿嬤。因…更多收起
可以想成一個很近、很家常的稱呼：不是介紹用的 grandmother，而是小孩子直接喊出口的那一聲，像中文的阿嬤。因為這個詞已經帶著一整個「老奶奶」的形象，它後來也被拿去形容東西——說某樣東西 granny，就是說它看起來像阿嬤會穿的、會戴的。原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
grannynoun詞源 1/ˈɡɹæni/
- 1
A grandmother.
- I'm going to be a granny.
- Good morning, Granny!
- 2
Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.
- That granny over there needs your assistance.
- 3
agriculturebusinesslifestyleAn older ewe that may lure a lamb away from its mother.
grannyadj詞源 1/ˈɡɹæni/
- 1
informalTypically or stereotypically old-fashioned, especially in clothing and accessories worn by or associated with elderly women.
- granny dress; granny glasses
- 1965, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Long brown fluffy hair, slightly curled on the ends, black coat, gold buttons, belt around the middle, bare legs, no socks, granny heels, also black, shoulder bag, black, transistor radio.
grannyverb詞源 1/ˈɡɹæni/
- 1
informalTo be a grandmother.
- 2
informalTo act like a stereotypical grandmother; to fuss.
grannynoun詞源 2
- 1
A grand final.
- On the morning of the 'granny', the three Vizards would hop into Godfrey's Dodge and head off towards the MCG.
- Jase was controversially suspended and prevented from playing in the granny.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。