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单词 ma mie
释义

ma mien.

Brit. /ma ˈmiː/, U.S. /ˌmɑ ˈmi/
Forms: also with capital initial(s).
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ma mie.
Etymology: < French ma mie (1832 or earlier) < ma (feminine) my + mie , shortened form of amie (feminine) friend (see ami n.) arising from metanalysis of earlier m'amie (12th cent. in Old French) < ma + amie.Not fully naturalized in English.
Now historical.
As a term of endearment to a woman or girl: sweetheart, darling. Usually in the vocative.
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the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl > of or to a girl or woman
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1859 Southern Literary Messenger Feb. 124/1 Ah, ma mie, what were we poor earth-worms..if our pleasures, as well as our duties, were to be merely personal.
1868 C. M. Yonge Chaplet of Pearls I. vii. 81 Pardon me, ma mie. Who has troubled you?
1878 Appletons' Jrnl. June 510 We are tired after our journey, and must seek repose and meditation, ma mie—must we not?
1901 S. J. Weyman Count Hannibal xix. 190 We are never content, ma mie!
1917 L. F. Perkins Belgian Twins vi. 68 ‘Listen, ma Mie,’ she said, ‘and you, too, my little Jan.’
1933 Rep. Supreme Court Calif. 217 592 You are a dear Ma Mie and I know you feel every word you write.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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