mollycoddle词源

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mollycoddle (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.

中文词源

mollycoddle:宠爱,溺爱

molly,来自常见女性名Mary的昵称,在俚语里用于指娘娘腔,coddle,溺爱,骄纵。即把自己当女人一样骄纵的男人,后用做动词宠爱,溺爱。

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