俚語詞。據(jù)說來自丑聞小說“Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure”,其中Fanny為Frances昵稱。或可能直接來自對(duì)法國人的惡搞。比較French letter.
英文詞源
fanny (n.)
"buttocks," 1920, American English, from earlier British meaning "vulva" (1879), perhaps from the name of John Cleland's heroine in the scandalous novel "Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" (1748). The fem. proper name is a diminutive of Frances. The genital sense is still the primary one outside U.S., but is not current in American English, a difference which can have consequences when U.S. TV programs and movies air in Britain.
雙語例句
1. The penniless author successfully wooed and married Fanny.
這位一文不名的作家向范妮求愛成功，和她結(jié)了婚。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In England & quot ; fanny & quot ; is vulgar slang for female genitals.
在英格蘭,“ fanny ”是對(duì)女性生殖器的粗鄙稱謂.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Thomas flew into a cold fury, which Fanny observed with terror.