demimonde

n. 暗娼, 形迹可疑的人们, 妓女

发音

UK /ˈdɛmiːmɒnd/
其它
US /ˈdɛmiˌmɑnd/

词形变化

demimondes 复数 demimondes

别名

demi-monde

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.

  2. 2.

    A group having little respect or reputation.

    引申义

    the literary demimonde

  3. 3.

    A member of such a class or group of persons.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

class stratum social class

部分词 1

demimondaine

词源

Borrowed from French demi-monde (literally “half-world”), from demi (“half”) + monde (“world; people”); possibly coined by French author and playwright Alexandre Dumas fils as the title of a comedic play, Le Demi Monde (1855): see the quotation from 1864.

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