Mardy
含义: Moody, sulky, whiny (Yorkshire/Midlands).
Someone who's 'mardy' is in a bad mood, sulking, or being whiny. 'Don't be so mardy' means stop sulking. 'Mardy bum' is famously used by Arctic Monkeys. The word captures a specific kind of petulant bad temper.
例句
- Stop being so mardy. 别再闹脾气了Deja de estar enfurruñadoそんなに拗ねるなよ그렇게 삐지지 마.
- He's got a mardy on. 他在闹别扭呢Está de morrosあいつ機嫌悪いぞ걔 기분 안 좋은가 봐.
- Don't be a mardy bum. 别赌气了No seas quejica拗ねるなよ징징거리지 마.
发音
/ˈmɑːdi/
用法指南
语境: mood, criticism, teasing
语气: critical but often affectionate
✓ 正确说法
- Mardy闹脾气的enfurruñado不機嫌な삐진
- Mardy bum爱赌气的人quejica拗ねた人삐진 사람
- Stop being mardy别闹了deja de enfurruñarte拗ねるのをやめろ삐지지 마
✗ 错误说法
- Mildly insulting—use appropriately略带侮辱性——适当使用Ligeramente insultante, usar adecuadamenteやや侮辱的——適切に使うこと약간 모욕적—상황에 맞게 사용할 것
常见错误
- Sulky/moody specifically, not just angry
起源与历史
Possibly from 'marred' (spoiled) or from dialect words for mood. Arctic Monkeys made 'mardy' famous nationally with their song 'Mardy Bum,' but it was already well-established in Yorkshire and Midlands speech.
词源: Possibly from 'marred' (spoiled)
最早记录: Yorkshire/Midlands dialect, popularised 2006
文化背景
Era: Dialect origin, popularised 2006
Generation: All ages, especially post-Arctic Monkeys
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Arctic Monkeys 'Mardy Bum'
Regional notes: Yorkshire and Midlands, spread nationally.
故事与趣闻
Arctic Monkeys' 2006 song 'Mardy Bum' introduced the word to people outside Yorkshire and the Midlands. Alex Turner (from Sheffield) used local dialect, and the song made 'mardy' searchable worldwide.
变体
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