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trollope

UK /ˈtrɒləp/US /ˈtrɑːləp/

词源

可能源自中古英语,与动词'troll'(闲逛)相关,后演变为对女性的贬称。

noun

❶ 指行为不检点或道德败坏的女性,带有贬义色彩,常用于描述举止轻浮或生活放荡的人。

“The novel portrayed her as a trollope who cared only for money.”

(小说将她描绘成一个只在乎金钱的放荡女人。)

“Gossip spread about her being a trollope after the scandal.”

(丑闻发生后,关于她是个荡妇的流言传开了。)

同义词:harlot, strumpet, loose woman

verb

❶ 指像荡妇一样行为放荡或举止轻浮,通常用于批评女性的不端行为。

“She was accused of trolloping around with married men.”

(她被指控与已婚男子鬼混。)

“The rumors said she had been trolloping all over town.”

(谣言说她曾在全镇到处勾搭男人。)

同义词:philander, womanize, sleep around

常见短语

trollope about — 指到处勾搭或行为放荡,通常带有强烈的道德谴责意味。

“She was known to trollope about with different men every weekend.”

(众所周知她每个周末都和不同的男人鬼混。)