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单词 tante
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Definition of tante in English:

tante

noun tɑːnttɑ̃ːtˈtantətänt
  • (especially among those of French, German, or Afrikaans origin) a mature or elderly woman who is related or well known to the speaker (often used as a respectful form of address)

    (尤指在法国、德国和南非白人当中使用的表示尊敬的称呼语)太太

    little Lucien was listening to the tantes whisper in French just inside the door
    as name I told them about my Tante Frieda in the Great War
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "I wrote to your Tante Henriette, " Mutti said, with a nervous glance towards the hall and the sitting room".
    • She moves from her parodic performance of Jewishness as the niece of "Tante Ruchel" to an equally stereotypical performance of blackness as a spy in her father's house.
    • My one uncle married Tante Lily who we were given to understand was a natural child of Tante Wagner and who no doubt today was also Jewish by birth, but this was not known nor discussed then.

Origin

French, Dutch tante, German Tante 'aunt'.

Definition of tante in US English:

tante

nountänt
  • (especially among those of French or German origin) a mature or elderly woman who is related or well known to the speaker (often used as a respectful form of address)

    (尤指在法国、德国和南非白人当中使用的表示尊敬的称呼语)太太

    little Lucien was listening to the tantes whisper in French just inside the door
    as name I told them about my Tante Frieda in the Great War
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My one uncle married Tante Lily who we were given to understand was a natural child of Tante Wagner and who no doubt today was also Jewish by birth, but this was not known nor discussed then.
    • "I wrote to your Tante Henriette, " Mutti said, with a nervous glance towards the hall and the sitting room".
    • She moves from her parodic performance of Jewishness as the niece of "Tante Ruchel" to an equally stereotypical performance of blackness as a spy in her father's house.

Origin

French, Dutch tante, German Tante ‘aunt’.

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