wolfess

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female wolf, a she-wolf.
    — Whan the chyldren were now set at the brinke of yᵉ water, by chaunce came a wolfesse out of the nexte mountaynes, which gaue thē soucke, vntil they we∣re founde of the Kynges shepherde, who bringin∣ge them home, toke them hys wyfe to nouryshe.
  2. A predatory woman. figuratively,slang
    — He’ll enjoy the game, and if he goes into it with his eyes wide open, he won’t be ensnared by any tricks the wolfess plays on him. Not your man. He’s yours!

词形变化

wolfesses plural wolvess alternative,rare

词汇关系

近义词
she-wolf
相关词
werewolfess

词源

From Middle English wolfesse, wolvas, wolvesse. By surface analysis, wolf + -ess.
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