adventuress

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
  2. A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
    — The ingenious adventuress, who may have become Rohan's mistress, formed a plan to make her fortune out of the cardinal's passion for power and the queen's passion for gems.
  3. A female varietist.
    — And even an iconic movie star like Amitabh Bachchan is not embarrassed to state he approves of actress Aishwarya because she is "homely and domesticated" (read: not a sexual adventuress).

词形变化

adventuresses plural adventureress alternative,proscribed,sometimes

词源

From adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc.
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