eeny, meeny, miny, moe

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌini ˌmini ˌmaɪni ˈmoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each word. The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen. uncountable
    — “...As for this thing”, ... he held up the shuttlecock, contaminated, in his outstretched right [hand], “this idiot tickler, the only thing it's good for is eeny-meeny-miney-mo”.

词形变化

eeni meeni mina mo alternative eeny-meeny-miney-mo alternative

词源

Compare Dutch iene miene mutte, German ene mene mu.
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