单词 | memsahib |
释义 | memsahib (once / 42669 pages) n WORD FAMILY memsahib: memsahibs USAGE EXAMPLESA rare survivor, Bournes, a family purveyor of “Irish turnips” and Clonakilty pudding, stands out among the curry shops like a memsahib in a harem. Economist(Jan 22, 2015) And would have, if the memsahib hadn’t shot me a glance that said, Dear, why don’t we move on from the heron? Forbes(Jun 04, 2013) The memsahib could do wonderful things, the man said, and without doubt would cure the sick woman. Sheets, Emily Churchill Thompson, In Kali's Country—Tales from Sunny...(2012) n a woman sahib Hyper sahib formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name |
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