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mavourneen

/muh-voor-neen, -vawr-, -vohr-/US // məˈvʊər nin, -ˈvɔr-, -ˈvoʊr- //UK // (məˈvʊəniːn) //

魅力

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Irish English.

    • : darling; dear.

Examples

  • Lady Mavourneen, who tells a little story with great humor, described a scene in a crowded church in Paris.

  • The courtesy which Lady Mavourneen observed in the railway station and in the street was plain, but it was genuine.

  • "It's quite all right, mavourneen," he assured her mischievously.

  • Your father will be sorry you take it like that, mavourneen.

  • One is not surprised at their being addressed by such mellifluous epithets as Cushla machree, asthore, mavourneen!