slattern

英 ['slæt(ə)n]
  • n. 荡妇;妓女;邋遢的女人
  • adj. 不整洁的
  • vt. 浪费掉

英英释义


1. a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
2. a dirty untidy woman

实用场景例句


a slatternly girl
邋里邋遢的女孩子

牛津词典

A woman regarded as slovenly or untidy; a slattern.
懒婆娘,邋遢女人懒散或不整洁的女人; 衣着不整的女人.

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双语例句


1. A woman regarded as slovenly or untidy; a slattern.
懒婆娘,邋遢女人懒散或不整洁的女人; 衣着不整的女人.

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英文词源


slattern (n.)
1630s, "a woman negligent or disordered in her dress or household," of uncertain origin, probably related to Low German Slattje, Dutch slodder, dialectal Swedish slata "slut" (in the older, non-sexual sense; compare slut). Compare dialectal English verb slatter "to spill or splash awkwardly, to waste," used of women or girls considered untidy or slovenly.

词态变化


复数: slatterns;形容词: slatternly;