termagant

pronunciation

UK [ˈtɜ:məgənt]word uk audio image

US [ˈtɜrməgənt] word us audio image

  • n.
    泼妇,好吵架的女人

Word Origin

termagant 泼妇,悍妇

来自 Termagant,异化自古法语 Tervagant,来自意大利语 Trivagante,词源不确定,常解释为 tri-, 三,-vag,漫游,流浪,词源同 vagrant.代表新月的三个阶段,用于指伊斯兰教的新月标志, 参照 Red Crescent.该词为中世纪欧洲在神秘剧表演中,欧洲人强加给穆斯林教徒的神,认为 Tergamant 是穆斯林教徒所崇拜的除穆罕默德之外的神,通常为暴力的,专横的,好争吵的 形象,最后固定为暴躁的女神。引申词义泼妇,悍妇。

Example

1. A wife with a weak character is worth less than a termagant .
老婆懦弱无主见,不如娶个凶悍妇。
2. Only his termagant wife and her friends call him " basil " .
只有他好争吵的婆娘和她的朋友称他为“巴兹尔”。
3. A termagant wife may , in some respects , be considered a tolerable blessing .
从某些方面来说,有一个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是可容忍的福气。
4. From even this stronghold the unlucky rip was at length routed by his termagant wife .
即使在这样的堡垒里,不幸的瑞普到底还是被他那凶悍的老婆赶出来了。
5. Tigress might have been a termagant , but without her what home could he have ?
虎妞虽然厉害,但是没了她怎能成个家呢?

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