| 单词 | swain |
| 释义 | swain (once / 2040 pages) n If you want to sound old-fashioned and a little bit fancy, you can refer to your boyfriend as your swain. Old words in English tend to accumulate meanings like old rocks accumulate barnacles, and this one's no exception. These days most folks use it as an elegant variation on male admirer, but originally it denoted a rustic or peasant, specifically a young man or boy who worked as a knight's servant. It comes from the Old Norse word sveinn, which means "boy, servant, or attendant." WORD FAMILYswain: swains USAGE EXAMPLESSusan Swain, an author of a book on the first ladies, says Melania's decision represents a departure from typical White House protocol. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) Barnes said the body of Mary Swain was found last Friday inside a vehicle in the town of Roper. Washington Times(Dec 14, 2016) For just over a week at the end of June and into early July, Swain participated in a creativity workshop on the island of Crete. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) n a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman Syn|Hyper beau, boyfriend, fellow, young man lover a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult male, manan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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