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coquette

/koh-ket/US // koʊˈkɛt //UK // (kəʊˈkɛt, kɒˈkɛt) //

贵妇人,娇妻,猎艳者,贵妇

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to coquet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • "I rather think you forgot Miss Warrender's presence," retorted the coquette.

  • A coquette is said to be an imperfect incarnation of Cupid, as she keeps her beau, and not her arrows, in a quiver.

  • Then, in heaven's name, do not put such a noble creature as Doa Inez on a level with a mere little trifling coquette.

  • I am going to be frivolous, coquette, and imagine myself a girl of the old Southern Set, when there were no new people.

  • A woman with one gallant thinks she is no coquette; she who has several thinks herself but a coquette.