pretendant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pretender; a claimant. dated
  2. A suitor. obsolete
    — Bur at laſt his fight being as odious to me, as his company was troubleſome, I let him know in very ſharp terms how much I hated him, bidding him never imagine or think of obtaining me, for he ſhould ſooner bring the heavens and earth together than obtain my love, commanding him to avoid my ſight. This ſudden mordacity ſtarted my pretendant, rebating his love, it ſuſcicated his paſſion, and with a truculent countenance he told me, that ere long I ſhould repent of my peeviſhneſs, and be glad to accept of that honour which now I deſpiſ’d.
形容词 adj.
  1. Claiming to be someone or something; having a claim. dated,not-comparable
    — Elſe ô how eaſie had it beene for thee / All the pretendant race t’haue laid full low / If thou proceeded hadſt with crueltie, / Not ſuffering anie fatall branch to grow: […]

词形变化

pretendants plural pretendent alternative pretendent alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle French pretendant, from the present participle of pretendre (“to claim”). By surface analysis, pretend + -ant.
词源 2
From Middle French pretendant, from the present participle of pretendre (“to claim”). By surface analysis, pretend + -ant.
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