كيف تنطق "sugar and spice"
expression
SHOO-ger and SPYS
SHU-guh and SPYS
التعريف
A phrase describing someone, usually a girl, as being very sweet, kind, and gentle. It originates from an old nursery rhyme about what little girls are made of.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈʃʊɡɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈspaɪs
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ʃˈʊɡɐ/ /ˈænd/ /spˈaɪs
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SHOO-ger and SPYS
بريطاني
SHU-guh and SPYS
استمع في السياق
She is all sugar and spice.
People say little girls are made of sugar and spice.
Her manners are pure sugar and spice.
Don’t let her sugar and spice personality fool you—she can be tough when needed.