wittol

[古]知道妻子不贞而予以容忍的丈夫

发音

/ˈwɪtəl/

词形变化

wittols 复数 wittols

别名

wittold

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A bird, the wheatear.

    英国 方言 废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cuckold

词源

From Middle English witewold; likely a blend of witen (“to know”) + cockewold (“cuckold”), equivalent to wit + cuckold.

来源：wiktionary