| 释义 |
wench
I. \ˈwench\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English wenche, short for wenchel child, from Old English wencel; akin to Old High German wanchal unsteady, wankōn to stagger, totter, flicker — more at wink
1.
a. : a young woman : girl
< good girl … you were the best-dressed wench in the room — Sinclair Lewis >
b. chiefly dialect : a female child
c. : a female servant : maid
2. : a lewd woman
3. : a girl or woman of a socially low class
< known as a female impersonator, and introduced the Negro wench characterization to minstrelsy — C.F.Wittke >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to consort with lewd women; especially : to practice fornication |