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单词 sirrah
释义

sirrah

/ˈsɪrə /
noun archaic
Used as a term of address for a man or boy, especially one younger or of lower status than the speaker: you are foolish as well as insolent, sirrah...
  • She drew herself up, pulled at the lapels of her tattered jacket as though it were an evening coat, flicked at an invisible cape, harrumphed a few times, and pronounced: ‘After you, sirrah.’
  • I'm a proud village idiot seven years running, sirrah!
  • ‘Just standard procedure, sirrah,’ the guard said, shrugging.

Origin

Early 16th century: probably from sire, when still two syllables in Middle English, with the second syllable assimilated to ah.

Rhymes

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