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Sweetie is a warm, word people use to call someone they love or feel close to — a parent might call their child "sweetie," or a couple might use it with each other. It's casual and friendly, never used for a stranger or in formal writing. In British English, "sweetie" also just means a small piece of candy, the same as "sweets" in general.
(暱稱)親愛的、寶貝;(英式)糖果
組成sweet + -ie — a friendly, small-sounding ending added to "sweet."
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- sweetthe base word — sweetie is a soft, affectionate form of "sweet"
原始詞典資料4 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。
sweetienoun/ˈswiːti/
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A person who is much loved.
- "But... Do you feel better now?" "Much better, sweetie, thank you. Now I get to be a girl everyday."^([sic])
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A sweetheart.
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A fruit that is a crossbreed between a grapefruit and a pomelo, originating in Israel.
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A sweet; a candy.
- Can I have a box of sweeties for being a good boy?
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。