单词 |
harridan |
释义 |
har·ri·dan /ˈhærɪdən/ noun [countable] old-fashioned UNPLEASANTa bad-tempered unpleasant woman 泼妇,恶婆,母夜叉Examples from the Corpusharridan• Sometimes she seemed such a gullible innocent, sometimes she was an infuriating harridan, sometimes a malevolent witch.• I can be an old harridan but I try to be controlled.• A doormat for that bullying old harridan to wipe her feet on.• Approaching the lodging house it looks as if the old harridan has got a gang together to repel unwelcome boarders.• He reached for the lamp a second time, feeling the bed shake as the harridan prepared to make her escape.• With a roar, he turned on the harridans and flew at them, and the harridans were beset with physical chastisement.Origin harridan (1600-1700) Perhaps from French haridelle “old horse, thin woman”har·ri·dan nounChineseSyllable bad-tempered Corpus unpleasant woman a |
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