courtesan
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌkɔː.tɪˈzæn]
- 美式音标 [ˈkɔː.tɪ.zæn]
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基本解释
- n.(专与高级官员往来的)妓女；情妇
同根派生
英汉例句
- There, the courtesan faded imperceptibly.
妓女的形象在这里渐渐消失了。 - But when God allows a courtesan to fall in love, her love, which at first looks like a pardon for her sins, proves almost invariably to be a punishment on her.
再说天主允许一个妓女萌发爱情的时候，这个爱情，开始时好像是一个宽恕，后来几乎总是变成一种对她的惩罚。
用作名词 (n.)
英英字典
- a woman, usually with a high social position, who in the past had sexual relationships with rich or important men in exchange for money