leman

发音

其它 /ˈlɛmən/

词形变化

lemans 复数 lemans

别名

leaman lemman lemon

释义与例句

1.

One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover; a gallant or mistress).

古体
2.

A paramour.

贬义

词源

From Middle English lemman, variant of leofman, from Old English *lēofmann ("lover; sweetheart"; attested as a personal name), equivalent to lief + man ("beloved person"). In the past, incorrectly asserted to derive from French l'aimant (“the [male] lover”).

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