| 释义 |
peeping tom
noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized P&T
Etymology: after Peeping Tom, legendary 11th century tailor of Coventry supposed to have been struck blind for peeping at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through the town in order to win relief for its inhabitants from burdensome taxation
: a pruriently prying person : voyeur, peeper
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