
好词典

源自中古英语 'caroigne'(意为尸体或腐朽之物),后受荷兰语 'kronje'(老妇人)影响演变而来。
❶ 指年老且相貌丑陋的女人,常带有贬义,暗示其性格刻薄或令人不快。
“The children were scared of the old crone who lived in the dark house.”
(孩子们害怕住在阴暗房子里的那个丑陋老妇人。)
“She was portrayed as a wicked crone in the fairy tale.”
(她在童话故事中被描绘成一个邪恶的老巫婆。)
old crone — 强调年老且令人不快的女性形象,常用于贬义或夸张的描述。
“The old crone scared the children with her eerie laughter.”
(那个老妇人用诡异的笑声吓坏了孩子们。)