Godiva

n. 戈代娃(f.)

发音

/ɡəˈdaɪ.və/

别名

Goodeve

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband had imposed on his tenants.

相关短语

Lady Godiva [网络] 戈黛娃夫人；戈蒂娃女神与蝴蝶；歌蒂瓦夫人

词源

From Middle English Godiva, a Latinised form of Old English Godġifu (literally “God gift”), from god (“god”) + ġifu (“gift”). Doublet of Goody, Goodey.

来源：wiktionary