beldame

n. 恶婆, 祖母

发音

US /ˈbɛldəm/

词形变化

beldames 复数 beldames

别名

beldam

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grandmother.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    An old woman, particularly an ugly one.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

witch hag crone beldam

上位词 1

old woman

词源

Inherited from late (1400–1450) Middle English beldame, beldam, from Middle English bel (“attractive, fine, good”) (from Old French bel (“beautiful”), from Latin bellus) + dame, dam (“a mother, lady”), itself ultimately from Latin domina (“a mistress, lady”).

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