demi

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of demy.

  2. 2.

    A fifty pence piece.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split.

  4. 4.

    A small glass used chiefly in France (especially for beer) holding 250 milliliters.

  5. 1.

    A member of the demimonde; a woman maintained by a wealthy man.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Demisexual.

    非正式

词源

From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.

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