burd

burd — noun

1. a word used mainly in Scotland for a young woman or girl.

1.名詞C2
釋義

a word used mainly in Scotland for a young woman or girl.

例句

At the village dance, Darius asked who the burd in red was.

the burd in red

Dewi laughed when her uncle called the new singer a clever burd.

a clever burd

同義詞
  • girl

    the most general everyday word, often for someone younger than an adult

  • young woman

    neutral modern expression without dialect coloring

  • lass

    also Scottish, but more familiar in modern use

  • maiden

    much older or literary, not used in normal conversation

文法句型

a burd

that burd

用法筆記

Mainly used in Scottish English. In neutral modern English, speakers usually say 'young woman', 'girl', or, in Scottish contexts, 'lass' instead.

常見錯誤

❌The company hired three burds for the office.
✅The company hired three young women for the office.
💡'burd' is a chiefly Scottish dialect word and sounds out of place in neutral workplace English.
❌My grandmother was a kind burd from Edinburgh.
✅My grandmother was a kind woman from Edinburgh.
💡'burd' refers to a young woman, not an older one.