fishwife

n. 卖鱼妇, 说话粗野的女人

发音

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词形变化

fishwives 复数 fishwives

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.

    贬义
  3. 3.

    A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.

    贬义
  4. 4.

    The wife of a homosexual man.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

woman fishmonger

词源

From Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also midwife).

来源：wiktionary