单词 | colleen |
释义 | colleen/kɒˈliːn![]() ![]() noun Irish A girl or young woman.It is ironic that what O'Casey was satirising in some of his later plays, the dancing colleens at the crossroads blessed by big bellied bishops, is what, in effect, is celebrated in that father of all cash cows Riverdance....
OriginEarly 19th century: from Irish cailin, diminutive of caile 'countrywoman'. |
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