courtesan

FREQ #21168

n. 高等妓女, 名妓

发音

UK /kɔːtɪˈzæn/
其它
UK /ˈkɔːtɪzæn/
UK /ˈkɔːtɪzən/
UK /kɔɹtɪˈzæn/
UK /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/
UK /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/
US /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/
US /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/
US /ˈkoɹtɪzən/
US /ˈkoɹtɪzæn/

词形变化

courtesans 复数 courtesans

别名

courtezan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

    妓女

    高级妓女

  2. 2.

    The mistress of a royal or noble.

    过时
  3. 3.

    A woman of a royal or noble court.

    古体
  4. 4.

    A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.

    游戏

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

concubine paramour doxy

上位词 2

mistress kept woman

下位词 1

odalisque

词源

Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors.

来源：wiktionary