| 释义 |
hoy·den
I. \ˈhȯidən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch heidijn, heiden heathen, one that lives on a heath; akin to Old English hǣthen heathen — more at heathen
1. obsolete : a rude clownish youth
2. : a girl or woman of loud, boisterous, or carefree behavior : tomboy
< dancing in public with a troop of country hoydens — Thomas Hardy >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to act like a hoyden
III. adjective
of a girl : rude, ill-bred, roistering |