burd

burd — 名詞

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

1.名詞C2
釋義

姑娘

蘇格蘭英語指年輕女子

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.

在村裡的舞會上，Darius 問那位穿紅衣的姑娘是誰。

the burd in red

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

Dewi 的叔叔把那位新歌手叫作聰明的姑娘時，Dewi 笑了。

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.