Xanthippe

悍妇

发音

US /zænˈθɪpi/
UK /zænˈθɪpi/

词形变化

Xanthippes 复数 Xanthippes

别名

Xantippe

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ill-tempered woman.

    悍妇

    泼妇

    过时 贬义 文学

词源

Borrowed from Latin Xanthippē or its etymon Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē), the name of Socrates’ wife, from ξανθός (xanthós, “blond; golden, yellow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“blond; grey; white”)) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)). She is described as shrewish in Xenophon’s Symposium, though the same work states that Socrates chose her precisely because of her argumentative spirit. In Xenophon’s Memorabilia and Phaedo by Plato she is depicted as a devoted wife and mother.

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