virago

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
    — Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
  2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
  3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

词形变化

viragos plural viragoes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
viraginian viraginity viraginous virago sleeve
相关词
virtue

词源

Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”).
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