中文翻译与英英解释 | adj. 好骂人的,好争吵的,凶悍的,暴躁的。 n. 好争吵[骂人]的女人,悍妇,泼妇。
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| a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman 同义词:shrew,
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In medieval Europe, Termagant was the name given to an imaginary god held in Christendom to be worshipped by Muslims, represented in the mystery plays as a violent overbearing personage.Definition from Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. |
例句与用法 | 1. | 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。
| | 2. | 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。
| | 3. | A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing . 因此,从某些方面来说,有个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是相当有福气的。
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