
英:/'mɔːn/
vi. 必须
aux. 必须(苏格兰英语,等于must)
Now we maun totter down, John.
如今得蹒跚下坡, 约翰。
Maun, Botswana: a hippo breaks the surface of the water outside Kingspool luxury Safari camp.
博茨瓦纳,马翁:在国王水池豪华远征营旁边,一只河马正浮出水面。
Our adventure began at a small airport in 18)Maun, gateway to the Okavango Delta, the world's largest inland delta.
我们的探险活动从马翁镇的一个小机场开始,这里是通向世界上最大的内陆三角洲——奥卡万戈三角洲的门户。
Plans are in hand to set up another office further north of the country maun in the hub of the tourism capital of the country.
目前,局方正计划在更北部地区的重点旅游城市马翁设立另一所办事处。
The delta has a number of first class lodges and camp sites where visitors touring the area could be accommodated. Bookings could be done in Maun.
三角洲有很多一流的旅舍和露营地,接纳来这里游览的观光者。
vi.|oblige to/to have to;必须
aux.|must/shall;必须(苏格兰英语,等于must)
"maun"是苏格兰及英格兰中北部地区方言中的动词,源自中古英语,意为"必须"或"不得不",相当于现代标准英语中的"must"。该词最早可追溯至15世纪的苏格兰文献,词源与古诺尔斯语"munu"(将要做)存在关联。
在语法结构上,"maun"后接动词原形,常见于条件句和祈使语境。例如苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯在诗句"Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi' bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee, Wi' murdering pattle! I'm truly sorry man's dominion, Has broken Nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle, At me, thy poor, earth-born companion, An' fellow-mortal! I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!"中,使用"maun"强调生存的必然性。
现代方言调查显示,"maun"的使用区域集中在苏格兰高地和设得兰群岛,常出现在老年群体的日常对话中。语言学家指出该词承载着苏格兰民族的文化认同,在儿童文学创作和传统民谣改编中被刻意保留。
“Maun”是一个多义词,具体含义需根据语境区分:
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