英语词汇“virago”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A virago is a loud, bossy woman, like your next door neighbor who is always yelling at kids to get off her lawn.

You can use the noun virago when you're describing a particularly mean and scolding woman. It's not a compliment to call someone a virago, although its origins are much nobler than the shrewish, screechy character it implies today. Originally, a virago was a brave or heroic woman. The root of virago is the Latin word for "man," vir. In other words, a virago used to mean a woman who seemed manly or virile.

WORD FAMILY

virago: viragoes, viragos

USAGE EXAMPLES

Virago no more: Nancy Grace, who once embodied a particular kind of television outrage culture, has become so unpopular that she’s lost her show.

Slate(Oct 13, 2016)

In 1987, Virago published Down the Road, Worlds Away, a book of stories by a little-known British Muslim woman.

The Guardian(Oct 07, 2016)

Three days after she died, Virago, the publishing house with which her name was most closely associated, sold out of her books.

The Guardian(Oct 01, 2016)

1n a noisy or scolding or domineering woman

Hyper

shrew, termagant

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

2n a large, strong, and courageous woman

Syn|Hyper

amazon

adult female, woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

单词	virago
释义	virago (once / 12312 pages) n A virago is a loud, bossy woman, like your next door neighbor who is always yelling at kids to get off her lawn. You can use the noun virago when you're describing a particularly mean and scolding woman. It's not a compliment to call someone a virago, although its origins are much nobler than the shrewish, screechy character it implies today. Originally, a virago was a brave or heroic woman. The root of virago is the Latin word for "man," vir. In other words, a virago used to mean a woman who seemed manly or virile. WORD FAMILY virago: viragoes, viragos USAGE EXAMPLES Virago no more: Nancy Grace, who once embodied a particular kind of television outrage culture, has become so unpopular that she’s lost her show. Slate(Oct 13, 2016) In 1987, Virago published Down the Road, Worlds Away, a book of stories by a little-known British Muslim woman. The Guardian(Oct 07, 2016) Three days after she died, Virago, the publishing house with which her name was most closely associated, sold out of her books. The Guardian(Oct 01, 2016) 1n a noisy or scolding or domineering woman Hyper shrew, termagant a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman 2n a large, strong, and courageous woman Syn\|Hyper amazon adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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