harridan的词源

英文词源

harridan (n.)

1700, "one that is half Whore, half Bawd" ["Dictionary of the Canting Crew"]; "a decayed strumpet" [Johnson], probably from French haridelle "a poore tit, or leane ill-favored jade," [Cotgrave's French-English dictionary, 1611], attested in French from 16c., a word of unknown origin.

中文词源

harridan：泼妇

词源不详，可能来自法语haridelle,老马。引申词义可怜的人，泼妇。

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