mignon

FREQ #28255

a. 可爱的, 娇小美丽的

发音

UK /ˈmɪnjɒn/
AU
UK /ˈmɪnjɑ̃/
US /mɪnˈjɑn/

词形变化

mignons 复数 mignons more mignon 比较级 most mignon 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.

    废旧 罕用
  2. 2.

    One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

    历史
adj.
  1. 1.

    Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

相关短语

filet mignon 包有猪肉或腌肉的牛肉卷

词源

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minna (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnia (“love”). More at mind. Compare Dutch minnen (“to love”). Doublet of minion.

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