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

vix•en n. [countable]

Mammalsa female fox.
Sex and Genderan ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman.

vix•en•ish, adj.

vix•en n.

Mammalsa female fox.
Sex and Genderan ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman.

1375–1425; late Middle English (south); replacing earlier fixen, Middle English (north), for Old English fyxe, feminine of fox fox (compare fyxen (adjective, adjectival) pertaining to a fox, Old High German fuhsin (noun, nominal) vixen)

vix′en•ish, vix′en•ly, adj.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrew, scold, virago, harpy, termagant.

vixen /ˈvɪksən/ n

a female fox
a quarrelsome or spiteful woman

Etymology: 15th Century: fixen; related to Old English fyxe, feminine of fox; compare Old High German fuhsīn

ˈvixenish adj ˈvixenly adv , adj

单词	vixen
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 vix•en /ˈvɪksən/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Mammalsa female fox. Sex and Genderan ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman. vix•en•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 vix•en (vik′sən),USA pronunciation n. Mammalsa female fox. Sex and Genderan ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman. 1375–1425; late Middle English (south); replacing earlier fixen, Middle English (north), for Old English fyxe, feminine of fox fox (compare fyxen (adjective, adjectival) pertaining to a fox, Old High German fuhsin (noun, nominal) vixen) vix′en•ish, vix′en•ly, adj. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shrew, scold, virago, harpy, termagant. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vixen /ˈvɪksən/ n a female fox a quarrelsome or spiteful woman Etymology: 15th Century: fixen; related to Old English fyxe, feminine of fox; compare Old High German fuhsīn ˈvixenish adj ˈvixenly adv , adj
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