harridan
英 ['hærɪd(ə)n]
美['hærɪdən]
- n. 脾气暴躁的老泼妇；枯槁的老妇人
词态变化
复数: harridans;
中文词源
harridan 泼妇
词源不详，可能来自法语haridelle,老马。引申词义可怜的人，泼妇。
英文词源
- harridan (n.)
- 1700, "one that is half Whore, half Bawd" ["Dictionary of the Canting Crew"]; "a decayed strumpet" [Johnson], probably from French haridelle "a poore tit, or leane ill-favored jade," [Cotgrave's French-English dictionary, 1611], attested in French from 16c., a word of unknown origin.
双语例句
- 1. She was a mean old harridan.
- 她是个刻薄的老泼妇。
来自辞典例句