fishwife
fishwife — 名詞
- fishwifesingular
- fishwifesplural
1. an insulting name given to a woman who is noisy, rough in manner, and unpleasant
潑婦
對粗魯吵鬧女人的冒犯用語
an insulting name given to a woman who is noisy, rough in manner, and unpleasant to be near.
A man on the bus called Putri a fishwife for shouting into her phone.
公車上有個男人說 Putri 是潑婦，因為她對著手機大吼大叫。
call + person + a fishwife, as an insult
Nobody wanted to sit near the fishwife who argued with the waiter all evening.
沒有人想坐在那個整晚跟服務生吵個不停的潑婦旁邊。
- swear like a fishwife
- scream like a fishwife
- call someone a fishwife
用法筆記
Offensive when used about a woman's voice or manners. Not the same as sense 2, where the word only names a woman's work of selling fish.
2. a woman whose work is selling fish.
女魚販
賣魚的女性
a woman whose work is selling fish.
Tendai asked the fishwife which fish was freshest and bought two.
Tendai 問女魚販哪條魚最新鮮，然後買了兩條。
ask the fishwife + question word clause
After years as a fishwife, Maja could pick a fresh fish in seconds.
當了多年女魚販之後，Maja 幾秒鐘就能挑出新鮮的魚。
- fishmonger
names a fish seller of either sex, while fishwife names a woman
用法筆記
Names a woman's work. Calling a woman who does not sell fish a fishwife uses sense 1, which is an insult.