| 单词 | demimonde |
| 释义 | demimonde /dem"ee mond'/; Fr. /deuh mee mawonnd"/, n. 1. (esp. during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity. 2. a demimondaine. 3. prostitutes or courtesans in general. 4. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids. 5. a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde. [1850-55; < F, equiv. to demi- DEMI- + monde world ( < L mundus)] |
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