mollycoddle 的意思
过分宠爱; 溺爱; 过于娇惯
mollycoddle 的词源
mollycoddle(v.)
“molly-coddle”这个词在1839年出现(暗示了mollycoddling),最初是一个名词(1828年起),意思是“过于宠爱、挑剔、女性化的男性”。这个词来源于Molly(来自Mary的昵称),至少从1707年起就被用来蔑视地称呼“懦弱无能、女性化的男人”(参见molly (n.1))。加上coddle(意为“溺爱”)。相关词汇:Mollycoddled。
All his pursuits had been sedentary; for he never went out but with his mother. He was not allowed to stroll about the farm with his father, lest he should get his clothes dirty and his feet wet. In short, he was what Giles Darman pronounced him to be—"a little mollycoddle." ["Babbington Droneham," Hood's Magazine, March 1844]
他所有的活动都是久坐不动的;因为他只会和母亲一起外出。他不被允许和父亲在农场闲逛,生怕弄脏衣服或弄湿鞋子。总之,正如吉尔斯·达曼所说,他就是个“mollycoddle”。——《巴宾顿·德罗汉》,《胡德杂志》,1844年3月
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