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• mmh, mnh

語源

Onomatopoeic.

発音

• IPA: [m̩ː]

間投詞

mmm

1. (onomatopoeia) An emotional expression of satisfaction.

   Mmm, this is a tasty pie!

2. (onomatopoeia) An expression used to show thought, reflection, or confusion.

   Mmm, I see what you mean.

   • 2014 May 11, Ivan Hewett, “Piano Man: a Life of John Ogdon by Charles Beauclerk, review: A new biography of the great British pianist whose own genius destroyed him”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎, page R27:

     In his final years he [John Ogdon] gave an interview to an American journalist who noticed that “his handshake is a boneless fadeaway. His response to a lengthy anecdote from a close friend is likely to range from a non-committal ‘Mmmmmmm’ to a rare ‘Very interesting’.”

3. (onomatopoeia) Used to represent an utterance that is muffled or spoken with a full mouth (also spelled "mmph").
4. (UK) Yes.
   • 1987, Withnail and I:

     Danny: Have you got any food?
     I: Mmm! As a matter of fact, got a saveloy.

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