《麦克米伦词典》
People often call their father Dad or, especially if they are young children, Daddy. In the past, people often called their father Father or Papa
People often call their mother Mum or, especially if they are children, Mummy. In the past, people called their mother Mother or Mama
英语国家的人如今通常分别用Dad和Mum来称呼父母。小孩子则分别用Daddy,Mummy。在过去,人们用Father或Papa称呼父亲,用Mother或Mama称呼母亲。
由此可知当把父亲或母亲称呼为Fatherr或Mother时,相当于我们称爸妈为“父亲或母亲”,是比较老式的称呼,因而也比较庄重。Dad和Mum则相当于日常生活中我们叫“爸、妈”。小孩子用Daddy、Mummy相当于中国小孩叫“爸爸、妈妈”,港台地区常音译为“爹地、妈咪”。港台电影或电视剧中常会听到成年女子还叫父母为“爹地、妈咪”,嗲声嗲气,听起来很别扭的。
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