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cicisbeo

/chee-chiz-bey-oh or, older use, si-sis-bee-oh; Italian chee-cheez-be-oh/US // ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ oʊ or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌoʊ; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ oʊ //UK // Italian (tʃitʃizˈbɛːo) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ci·cis·be·i [chee-chiz-bey-ee or, older use, si-sis-bee-ee; Italian chee-cheez-be-ee]. /ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ i or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌi; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ i/.

    • : an escort or lover of a married woman.

Examples

  • The restricted intellectual relationship between husband and wife is explained partly by the fact that the cicisbeo still exists.

  • The cicisbeo is a bony cartilaginous gentleman, fixed perpendicularly on his saddle like a telegraph-pole.

  • If she has one Cicisbeo, or ten, the whole affair is selon les règles.

  • Heretofore, he had shunned everything that could secure for him the reputation of a cicisbeo.

  • One thing let me tell you; never admit your Cicisbeo to an unlimited familiarity; they are first suspected.

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