virago
英 [v?'rɑ?g??; -'re?g??]
美
- n. 潑婦；悍婦；有男子氣概的女子
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?viragoes;? viragos;
中文詞源
virago 悍婦
來自拉丁語virago,女英雄，女勇士，來自vir,男人，詞源同virile,后詞義貶義化。
英文詞源
- virago
- virago: see virtue
- virago (n.)
- late 14c., "man-like or heroic woman, woman of extraordinary stature, strength and courage," from Latin virago "female warrior, heroine, amazon," from vir "man" (see virile). ?lfric (c. 1000), following Vulgate, used it in Gen. ii:23 as the name Adam gave to Eve (KJV = woman):
Beo hire nama Uirago, t?t is, f?mne, forean ee heo is of hire were genumen.
Related: Viraginous.
雙語例句
- 1. Rosie Boycott was not involved editorially with Virago.
- 羅西·博伊科特不屬于維拉戈出版公司的編輯隊伍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. With a virago in their midst they clearly won't risk their chances.
- 一個女英雄在他們當中,很清楚他們不會如此冒險.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. The virago vomited out curses on that tramp.
- 那悍婦怒罵那流浪漢.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. His wife a virago.
- 他的妻子是母老虎.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. " Virago , I REALLY need a lawyer. "
- 我確實是需要一名律師了.
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