courtesan
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?k??.t??z?n]
- 美式音標 [?k??.t?.z?n]
- 英式發(fā)音
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基本解釋
- n.(專與高級官員往來的)妓女；情婦
英漢例句
- There, the courtesan faded imperceptibly.
妓女的形象在這里漸漸消失了。 - But when God allows a courtesan to fall in love, her love, which at first looks like a pardon for her sins, proves almost invariably to be a punishment on her.
再說天主允許一個妓女萌發(fā)愛情的時候，這個愛情，開始時好像是一個寬恕，后來幾乎總是變成一種對她的懲罰。
用作名詞 (n.)
英英字典
- a woman, usually with a high social position, who in the past had sexual relationships with rich or important men in exchange for money