| 释义 |
‖ meretrix|ˈmɛrɪtrɪks|
Pl. meretrices |mɛrɪˈtraɪsiːz|.
[L.]
A prostitute, harlot.
1564Martial Treat. Cross 139 Yff she were blacke, browne, barren, or common to mo, as Meretrix is a common name to them all. 1605B. Jonson Volpone i. i, From Pithagore, she went into a beautiful peece Hight Aspasia, the Meretrix. |