"henny" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 母雞（非正式）

Definition

母雞的俚語或口語說法，通常用於鄉村或方言中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於美國南部、農村或非裔美式英語。在正式英語中罕見，建議用“hen”。有時帶有懷舊或親暱色彩。不要和“軒尼詩”酒的綽號“Henny”混淆。

Examples

The henny laid three eggs this morning.

這隻**母雞**今天早上下了三顆蛋。

Grandma feeds the henny every day.

奶奶每天餵**母雞**。

The farmer has ten hennies in the yard.

農夫院子裡有十隻**母雞**。

He called out, 'Come here, little henny!' and tossed some feed.

他叫道：「過來，小**母雞**！」然後丟了一些飼料。

Don't bother the old henny; she's sitting on her eggs.

別打擾那隻老**母雞**，她正在孵蛋。

When I was a kid, I used to help gather the hennies at sunset.

小時候我常常黃昏時幫忙把**母雞**趕回來。