"limey" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈlaɪmi

LYE-mee

UK

lˈaɪmi

LYE-mee

释义

An old-fashioned and informal slang term, sometimes offensive, used mainly by Americans to refer to someone from Britain, especially an English person.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈlaɪmi

英式英语

lˈaɪmi

简化发音

美式

LYE-mee

英式

LYE-mee

语境中听

He called the British tourist a limey.

Some Americans used to call British sailors limeys.

The word limey comes from British sailors eating limes.

It sounds a bit rude to call someone a limey these days.