harridan

英式音标harridan怎么读

美式音标harridan怎么读

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近义词 baggage

harridan词义

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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。


harridan双语例句

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1. She was a mean old harridan.
她是个刻薄的老泼妇。

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harridan英文词源

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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.

harridan实用场景例句

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She was a mean old harridan.
她是个刻薄的老泼妇。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She was a mean old harridan.
她是个刻薄的老泼妇。

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