nanny

英 ['n?n?] 美['n?ni]

近義詞goat

中低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯家畜家禽

復(fù)數(shù):?nannies;

nanny 保姆，奶奶

來(lái)自?xún)赫Z(yǔ)。比較aunt.

nanny (n.): "children's nurse," 1795, from widespread child's word for "female adult other than mother" (compare Greek nanna "aunt"). The word also is a nickname form of the fem. proper name Ann, which probably is the sense in nanny goat (1788, compare billy goat). Nanny-house "brothel" is slang from c. 1700. Nanny state, in reference to overintrusive government policies is attested by 1987, the term associated with British political leader Margaret Thatcher, who criticized the tendency.
nanny (v.): "to be unduly protective," 1954, from nanny (n.). Related: Nannied; nannying.

1. They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.: 他們每天都和保姆一起在公園里散步，表現(xiàn)得很有教養(yǎng)。

2. Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution.: 雇用保姆結(jié)果成了解決問(wèn)題的最佳方法。

3. I have a live-in nanny for my youngest daughter.: 我為小女兒請(qǐng)了個(gè)住家保姆。

5. She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.: 她受雇為他們的兩個(gè)小孩當(dāng)保母.