单词 | me |
释义 | me1/miː /pronoun [first person singular] 1Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition: do you understand me? wait for me! 1.1Used after the verb ‘to be’ and after ‘than’ or ‘as’: hi, it’s me you have more than me 1.2 informal & West Indian I or my: I’ll get me coat me can come an go as me please 1.3North American informal To or for myself: I’ve got me a job 2 informal Used in exclamations: dear me! Usage1 Traditional grammar teaches that it is correct to say between you and me and incorrect to say between you and I. For details, see between (usage). 2 Which of the following is correct: you have more than me or you have more than I? See personal pronoun (usage). Phrasesme and mine OriginOld English mē, accusative and dative of I2, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mij, German mir (dative), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin me, Greek (e)me, and Sanskrit mā. Rhymesme2/miː /(also mi) noun Music 1(In tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale. 1.1The note E in the fixed-doh system. OriginLate Middle English mi, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of mira, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization). Me3abbreviation 1Maine. 2Maître (title of a French advocate). ME4/ɛmˈiː /noun [mass noun] British A medical condition of unknown cause, with fever, aching, and prolonged tiredness and depression, typically occurring after a viral infection. Also called chronic fatigue syndrome.Gary has suffered from ME for 22 years....
Origin1980s: short for myalgic encephalomyelitis or myalgic encephalopathy. ME5abbreviation 1Maine (in official postal use). 2US Medical Examiner. 3Middle English. |
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