fem. proper name, variation of Madeline. The kind of small, rich confection is attested from 1845, said in OED to be named for Madeleine Paulmier, 19c. French pastry cook; any use with a sense of "small thing that evokes powerful nostalgia" is due to Proust (1922).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there.
我最擔(dān)心的是馬德琳·約翰遜仍會(huì)在那兒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Although she had various boyfriends, Madeleine was, and remains, fiercely self-sufficient.
盡管有過(guò)各種各樣的男朋友，馬德琳過(guò)去和現(xiàn)在一直都非常自立。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Madeleine is on good terms with Sarah.
馬德琳和薩拉相處很好。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. She glanced slyly at Madeleine.
她詭秘地向馬德琳瞥了一眼.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche.