murderess

名词 n.
/mɜːdəˈɹɛs/|/ˈmɜːdəɹɪs/|/ˈmɜːdɹɪs/|/-ɹəs/    /ˈmɝdəɹəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Female equivalent of murderer: a woman who commits murder. dated,feminine,form-of
    — ‘[…] Yet am I very fair, Kallikrates!’ / ‘I hate thee, murdress, and I have no wish to see thee.[…]’

词形变化

murderesses plural murdress alternative

词源

From Middle English morderes, from Old French morderesse, moeurdrese; equivalent to murder + -ess.
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