| 单词 | termagant |
| 释义 | termagant —termagantly, adv. /terr"meuh geuhnt/, n. 1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. 2. (cap.) a mythical deity popularly believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims and introduced into the morality play as a violent, overbearing personage in long robes. adj. 3. violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish. [1175-1225; ME Termagaunt, earlier Tervagaunt, alter. of OF Tervagan name of the imaginary deity] Syn. 1. shrew, virago, harridan, scold. |
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