devadasi

n. (印度)神庙舞女(或妓女)

词形变化

devadasis 复数 devadasis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A girl who underwent the Hindu religious practice of being "married" to a deity. In addition to taking care of the temple, she learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts, enjoying high social status.

    历史

词源

From the Sanskrit देवदासी (devá-dāsī, “female servant of a deity”), from देव (devá, “deity, god”) and दासी (dāsī, “a female servant or slave”).

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