godmother的意思

godmother

英式音标['ɡɑdmʌðɚ]
美式英标['gɒdmʌθə]

基本解释

n. 教母

vt. 当…的教母；作…的女监护人

英文词源

godmother (n.): woman who sponsors one at baptism, late 13c., from God + mother (n.1); modifying or replacing Old English godmodor.

实用例句

1. The duty of a godmother is to make you learn your catechism.: 教母的职责是帮助你学好教义问答.

2. The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.: 神仙教母的魔法使灰姑娘的破烂衣衫变成了一件漂亮的长外衣.

3. The woman I regarded as my fairy godmother was Sybil. She was wonderful to me.: 被我视为贵人的女子叫西比尔。她待我好极了。

4. She was a fairy godmother to her poorer friends.: 她经常接济那些手头拮据的朋友.

5. It must have been my godmother, Mrs. Campbell.: 那想必是我的教母坎贝尔夫人.

热门英语单词推荐