courtesan
英 [ˌkɔː.tɪˈzæn]
美 [ˈkɔːr.t̬ə.zæn]
- n. 高等妓女
中文词源
courtesan 高级妓女
来自court, 宫廷。原指宫廷艺伎。
英语词源
- courtesan (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana "prostitute," literally "woman of the court," fem. of cortigiano "one attached to a court," from corte "court," from Latin cortem (see court (n.)).
权威例句
- 1. Thinkers and poets throughout the ages have offered the courtesan the oblation of their mercy.
- 各个时期的思想家和诗人都把仁慈的怜悯心奉献给娼家女子.
- 2. In the diffident manner was nothing of the art of the courtesan.
- 她羞怯的举止迥然不同于妓女的惺惺作态.
- 3. Courtesan & amp ; Spa : Your higher - ranking pirates prefer a Courtesan & amp ; Spa .
- 温柔 乡: 高等级的 海盗 们很喜欢到这里来.
- 4. The term courtesan is rarely used of a prostitute.
- 妓女一词是很少使用的一个妓女.
- 5. I confess I became a courtesan.
- 我承认我成为了一个政妓.