mollycoddle

英 ['mɒlɪkɒd(ə)l] 美 ['mɑlɪkɑdl]
  • vt. 溺爱;纵容
  • n. 女性化的男人;懦夫

中文词源


mollycoddle 宠爱,溺爱

molly,来自常见女性名Mary的昵称,在俚语里用于指娘娘腔,coddle,溺爱,骄纵。即把自己当女人一样骄纵的男人,后用做动词宠爱,溺爱。

英文词源


mollycoddle (v.)
also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.

双语例句


1. You shouldn't mollycoddle your kids.
你不应该溺爱你的孩子。

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2. Let's not mollycoddle our students!
我们不能纵容学生.

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3. The mollycoddle does no interest in everything.
那个乏味的家伙几乎对什么都不感兴趣.

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4. Of course, she did not mind it when Arthur would mollycoddle her with the same actions.
当然,如果亚瑟把这股无微不至的关心放在她身上, 她是不会反对的啦.

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