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).
双语例句
1. My main worry was that Madeleine Johnson would still be there.
我最担心的是马德琳·约翰逊仍会在那儿。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Although she had various boyfriends, Madeleine was, and remains, fiercely self-sufficient.
尽管有过各种各样的男朋友，马德琳过去和现在一直都非常自立。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Madeleine is on good terms with Sarah.
马德琳和萨拉相处很好。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She glanced slyly at Madeleine.
她诡秘地向马德琳瞥了一眼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche.
