demirep

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛmiːɹɛp/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. colloquial,dated
    — he had no knowledge of that character which is vulgarly called a demirep; that is to say, a woman who intrigues with every man she likes, under the name and appearance of virtue [...] in short, whom everybody knows to be what nobody calls her.

词形变化

demireps plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Italic *meðjos
Latin medius
Latin dīmidius
Vulgar Latin *dimediusder.
Anglo-Norman demibor.
Middle English demi
English demi-
English reputation
English demirep
From demi- + reputation.
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