And here in Australia, actually this word, this adjective can be used in a jokey way as well.
在澳大利亚,其实这个词呢,这个形容词也可以以一种比较戏谑的方式使用。
Although, if you're studying Latin, you might pronounce it: " mahter" , rather than: " mater" , but this was a slightly jokey name that mostly boys who went to private schools, where they studied Latin, and they were...
虽然,如果你正在学习拉丁语, 你可能会发音为:“mahter” ,而不是:“mater”,但这是一个有点开玩笑的名字, 大多数男孩上私立学校, 在那里他们学习拉丁语, 他们是. . . . . .