| 释义 |
fes·cen·nine
\ˈfesənˌīn, -ˌēn\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin fescenninus, probably from Fescenninus of Fescennium, from Fescennium, ancient town in Etruria, Italy, famous for such songs and verses + Latin -inus -ine
1. : sung or read at a rural festival or a wedding in ancient Italy and marked by often obscene mockery
< fescennine songs >
< lively fescennine verses on the emperor's marriage >
2. : scurrilous, obscene
< street corner idlers making fescennine comments on passing girls > |