slattern

n. 衣着不整的女人, 荡妇 a. 不整洁的 vt. 浪费掉

发音

US /ˈslætɚn/
其它
UK /ˈslætən/

词形变化

slatterns 复数 slatterns

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.

    过时

    […] How many times I have heard a woman called a slattern, because she could not keep a house in order, when had she been allowed to write out her sublime thoughts, which were all in another direction, she would have astonished the world with her genius.

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词源

Dating from the 17th century; related to slattering (“slovenly”), from the dialectal verb slatter (“to slop, to spill”).

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