paranymph

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpaɹənɪmf/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid. archaic
    — Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]
  2. An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else. archaic
    — But it is the basest of all when lust is the paranymph, and solicits the suit, and makes the contract, and joins the hands; […]

词形变化

paranymphs plural

词源

From Middle French paranymphe, from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of bridegroom”), from παρα- (para-, “para-”) + νύμφη (númphē, “bride”).
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