中英互译
demi-monde
英 /ˌdemi ˈmɒnd/美 /ˌdemi ˈmɑːnd/
基本释义
- n.风流社会;不完全被社会接受的人;上流社会边缘群体;风流女人阶层,暗娼阶层
双语例句
- The garden grew, year by year, and led to the bottling of hot sauce, and then to my first hesitant steps into the capsaicin demi-monde.园子是年年扩增,收获的辣椒已经要用瓶装了,我开始犹豫要不要投身到食辣一族中。
英英释义
- n.a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
词源
- demi-monde半社会人,不完全被社会接受的人demi-, 半。monde, 世俗,社会,词源同mundane.