mammet

名词 n.
/ˈmamɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A false god; an idol. obsolete
    — Moloc that mawmett. there darre no man wᵗ ſay The Reſte of ſuche Reconyng may make a fowle fraye
  2. A doll or puppet; a lifeless figure, an effigy, a scarecrow.
    — And then to haue a wretched puling foole, / A whining mammet, in her Fortunes tender, / To answer, Ile not wed, I cannot Loue: / I am too young, I pray you pardon me.
  3. A contemptible person; a weakling, a fool.
    — Blind, deaf, insensate driveler!—Torpid, blockish, brainless mammet!

词形变化

mammets plural maumet alternative mawmet alternative mommet alternative

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词源

From Middle English mawmet, from Anglo-Norman maumet, shortened form of mauhoumet, mahumet; deriving from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately derived from Arabic Muhammad.
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