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单词 raconteuse
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Definition of raconteuse in English:

raconteuse

noun ˌrakɒnˈtəːzˌräkänˈto͝oz
  • A female raconteur.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her one-act is filled with lingering descriptions of physical contact between lovers, related by a mysterious raconteuse in the corner table of a Brussels café.
    • If it's any consolation, I suspect that my sister, who is a better dancer than raconteuse, would say it also fails as a dance piece.
    • There's nothing like your assembled audience saying, ‘that's not funny, that's horrible’ to take the wind out of a raconteuse's sails.
    • Part raconteuse, part avant-garde musician, and part social commentator, she provides nourishment to a diverse audience with equal measures of irony and tenderness.
    • A chanteuse, raconteuse and all-round adulte terrible, ultra-sophisticated rebel Kay Thompson was born plain old Kitty Fink in St Louis.
    • The collection features time-traveller, raconteuse and occasional the nightclub singer.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, feminine of raconteur (see raconteur).

 
 

Definition of raconteuse in US English:

raconteuse

nounˌräkänˈto͝oz
  • A female raconteur.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The collection features time-traveller, raconteuse and occasional the nightclub singer.
    • Part raconteuse, part avant-garde musician, and part social commentator, she provides nourishment to a diverse audience with equal measures of irony and tenderness.
    • If it's any consolation, I suspect that my sister, who is a better dancer than raconteuse, would say it also fails as a dance piece.
    • There's nothing like your assembled audience saying, ‘that's not funny, that's horrible’ to take the wind out of a raconteuse's sails.
    • A chanteuse, raconteuse and all-round adulte terrible, ultra-sophisticated rebel Kay Thompson was born plain old Kitty Fink in St Louis.
    • Her one-act is filled with lingering descriptions of physical contact between lovers, related by a mysterious raconteuse in the corner table of a Brussels café.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, feminine of raconteur (see raconteur).

 
 
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