| 单词 | lady of the lake |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady of the lake lady of the lake n. [after Old French la dame del lac (first half of the 13th cent.; French la Dame du Lac (19th cent.)); in the Old French romances, the character was more commonly referred to as just la dame or la damoisele (see damsel n.)] (a) (usually with the and capital initials) (the name of) a supernatural character in Arthurian legend, said to have given King Arthur the sword Excalibur and to have receive it back from Sir Bedivere at Arthur's death; (b) a water nymph; †(c) a prostitute, a kept mistress (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting water lady of the lake1579 shoupiltin1711 wraith1755 nixie1816 undine1821 nix1833 Jenny Greenteeth1850 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > illicit intimacy > person > a mistress chevesea700 wifeOE bed-sister1297 concubine1297 leman1297 file1303 speciala1400 womanc1400 chamberer?a1425 mistress?a1439 cousin1470 doxy?1515 doll1560 pinnacea1568 nobsya1575 lier-by1583 sweetheart1589 she-friend1600 miss1606 underput1607 concupy1609 lig-by1610 factoress1611 leveret1617 night-piece1621 belly-piece1632 dolly1648 lie-bya1656 madamc1660 small girl1671 natural1674 convenient1676 lady of the lake1678 pure1688 tackle1688 sultana1703 kind girl1712 bosom-slave1728 pop1785 chère amie1792 fancy-woman1819 hetaera1820 fancy-piece1821 poplolly1821 secondary wife1847 other woman1855 fancy-girl1892 querida1902 wifelet1983 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 52 'What damoysel is that?' said Arthur. 'That is the Lady of the Lake', seyde Merlion. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 10 The Lady of the Lake (famous in king Arthurz book) with too Nymphes wayting vpon her, arrayed all in sylks attending her highnes comming. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 120 They bene all Ladyes of the lake behight [E. K. Gloss, Ladyes of the lake be Nymphes]. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix iii. i. 119 Thou shalt doo't; that Lady ath Lake is thine Sir Tristram. 1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts ii. i. sig. D3v Thou shalt dine..With mee, and with a Lady. Marrall. Lady! what Lady? With the Lady of the Lake, or Queene of Fairies? 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 50 The difference Marriage makes 'Twixt Wives, and Ladies of the Lakes. 1758 J. Huckell Avon iii. 69 Round her Urn, with mossy Cov'ring green, Inscrib'd the Lady of the Lake was seen. 1783 J. Hoole tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. iii. 71 Here with bewitching looks, and wiles prepar'd, The lady of the lake his heart ensnar'd. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 15 Barefoot..The Lady of the Lake stood: all her dress Wept from her sides as water flowing away. 1953 K. M. Briggs Personnel of Fairyland iii. 160 A good number of the Welsh fairies were water fairies, and there are many stories of these Ladies of the Lake, or Gwraigs, as they are called in Wales. 2007 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 31 Aug. 58 For most of us, the story of Excalibur begins when King Arthur plucks the sword from a stone or collects it from the Lady of the Lake. < as lemmas |
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