"memsahib" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈmɛmˌsɑhɪb

MEM-sah-hib

UK

mˈɛmsɐhˌɪb

em-SUH-hib

释义

A historical term used in colonial India to refer to a European, especially British, woman of high social status or the wife of a sahib (European man).

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈmɛmˌsɑhɪb

英式英语

mˈɛmsɐhˌɪb

简化发音

美式

MEM-sah-hib

英式

em-SUH-hib

语境中听

The memsahib walked through the garden every morning.

Everyone respected the memsahib in the household.

The cook waited for the memsahib to give instructions.

Back then, people would often refer to British women as memsahibs.