harridan
英 ['hærɪd(ə)n]
美 ['hærɪdən]
語源
harridan 狡猾な。語源は不明だが、おそらくフランス語のharidelle、老馬から。語源貧乏人、トガリネズミ。
英語の語源
- harridan (n.)
- 1700, "one that is half Whore, half Bawd" ["Dictionary of the Canting Crew"]; "a decayed strumpet" [Johnson], probably from French haridelle "a poore tit, or leane ill-favored jade," [Cotgrave's French-English dictionary, 1611], attested in French from 16c., a word of unknown origin.
例文
- 1. She was a mean old harridan .
- 彼女は冷酷な老いぼれだ。