| 单词 | harridan |
| 释义 | harridan From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishharridanhar‧ri‧dan /ˈhærɪdən/ noun [countable] old-fashionedUNPLEASANTa bad-tempered unpleasant womanExamples from the Corpusharridan• Sometimes she seemed such a gullible innocent, sometimes she was an infuriating harridan, sometimes a malevolent witch.• I can be an old harridan but I try to be controlled.• A doormat for that bullying old harridan to wipe her feet on.• Approaching the lodging house it looks as if the old harridan has got a gang together to repel unwelcome boarders.• He reached for the lamp a second time, feeling the bed shake as the harridan prepared to make her escape.Origin harridan (1600-1700) Perhaps from French haridelle “old horse, thin woman” |
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