英语词汇mum的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

mum. Mum came into the news recently with the death of Britain’s beloved Queen Mum, or Queen Mother, in 2002 at the age of 101. Mum is a short form of mother rarely heard in the U.S. Mummy is also mostly used by the British. The U.S. equiv- alent is mom or mommy. Queen Mother becomes the title of the king’s consort after her husband, the king’s, death and one of her children succeeds to the throne. Mum meaning silent, as in mum’s the word, dates back to the 14th century, but its origin is unknown.

词汇	mum
词源	mum. Mum came into the news recently with the death of Britain’s beloved Queen Mum, or Queen Mother, in 2002 at the age of 101. Mum is a short form of mother rarely heard in the U.S. Mummy is also mostly used by the British. The U.S. equiv- alent is mom or mommy. Queen Mother becomes the title of the king’s consort after her husband, the king’s, death and one of her children succeeds to the throne. Mum meaning silent, as in mum’s the word, dates back to the 14th century, but its origin is unknown.
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