pommie

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An English immigrant; a pom. Australia,New-Zealand,South-Africa,colloquial,pejorative
    — “It′ll be a long time before I do that,” the pilot said grimly. “She′s my Queen as well as yours, you know. I′m not a bloody Pommie.”[…]“Too right, it′s difficult,” the Australian said. And then he added, “All Pommies aren′t bloody. I used that as a kind of figure of speech.”
形容词 adj.
  1. English; British. Australia,New-Zealand,South-Africa,derogatory,not-comparable
    — See citations at pommy.

词形变化

pommies plural pommy alternative pommy alternative

词源

词源 1
From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.
词源 2
From pom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”). Australian from 1912.
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