mom
【妈妈,母亲(口语)】
mom 是 mother(母亲)的非正式或口语化表达,主要用于美式英语,而英式英语中更常见的对应词是 mum。
1. 词性与含义
🔹 mom [mɑːm](美式发音) / [mɒm](英式发音) — 妈妈,母亲(口语)
(1) 作为名词(noun)
表示“母亲”,是 mother 的更亲切、随意的称呼,主要用于美国、加拿大等国家的口语或家庭环境中。
- 例如:I love my mom so much!
(我非常爱我的妈妈!) - 例如:Hey mom, what's for dinner?
(嘿,妈妈,晚餐吃什么?)
在英式英语中,"mom" 的对应词是 "mum"
- 美式英语:My mom is the best cook.
- 英式英语:My mum is the best cook.
(2) 复合词 & 相关表达
- stay-at-home mom —— 全职妈妈(指不工作的家庭主妇)
- She decided to be a stay-at-home mom and take care of the kids.
(她决定做全职妈妈,照顾孩子。)
- She decided to be a stay-at-home mom and take care of the kids.
- single mom —— 单亲妈妈
- Being a single mom can be really challenging.
(做单亲妈妈可能会很有挑战性。)
- Being a single mom can be really challenging.
- soccer mom —— “足球妈妈”(指热衷于送孩子参加各种活动的母亲,特别是体育类)
- She's a typical soccer mom, always driving her kids to practice.
(她是典型的“足球妈妈”,总是开车送孩子去练习。)
- She's a typical soccer mom, always driving her kids to practice.
2. 近义词 & 相关词
词汇 | 解释 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
mother | 母亲(正式用语) | My mother always gives me good advice.(我妈妈总是给我很好的建议。) |
mum | 妈妈(英式英语) | I called my mum to wish her a happy birthday.(我打电话给妈妈,祝她生日快乐。) |
mommy | 妈咪(更儿童化) | The little girl ran to her mommy.(小女孩跑向她的妈咪。) |
ma | 妈(口语化,带方言色彩) | In some regions, people call their mom "ma".(在一些地区,人们称呼妈妈为 "ma"。) |
3. 总结
- mom 是 mother 的口语化、美式英语表达,英式英语用 mum。
- 常用于日常对话,表达更亲切、随意的语气。
- 还有 mommy(妈咪)、stay-at-home mom(全职妈妈)、single mom(单亲妈妈) 等相关词汇。