hoyden

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman. archaic
    — She is a hoyden, one will say. At any rate she is not a lady, another will exclaim. I have suspected her all through, a third will declare; she has no idea of the dignity of a matron; or of the peculiar propriety which her position demands.
动词 v.
  1. To behave in a hoydenish manner. intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.
    — Many of the country girls I met appeared to me pretty – that is, to have fine complexions, sparkling eyes, and a kind of arch, hoyden playfulness which distinguishes the village coquette.

词形变化

hoydens plural hoiden alternative more hoyden comparative most hoyden superlative hoiden alternative hoydens present,singular,third-person hoydening participle,present hoydened participle,past hoydened past hoiden alternative

词源

词源 1
Probably from Middle Dutch heyden (“heathen, gypsy”), heidin (Modern Dutch heiden).
词源 2
Probably from Middle Dutch heyden (“heathen, gypsy”), heidin (Modern Dutch heiden).
词源 3
Probably from Middle Dutch heyden (“heathen, gypsy”), heidin (Modern Dutch heiden).
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