nubile

a. 适婚的 [医] 适合结婚的

发音

US /ˈnubaɪl/
UK /ˈnjuːbaɪl/
其它

词形变化

nubiles 复数 nubiles more nubile 比较级 most nubile 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).

  2. 2.

    Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

marriageable

近义相关 1

mature

词源

From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young wife, nymph”) (English nymph), but this is disputed.

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