demimonde
边缘化,边缘地带,边缘地区,民俗
Definitions
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- : a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity.
- : a demimondaine.
- : prostitutes or courtesans in general.
- : a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids.
- : a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde.
Examples
He is fascinated by the demimonde and charmed by Mafia hit men.
I write a poem a day, paeans to the bohemian demimonde with titles like “three a.m. and ‘trane’ on sax.”
In this spirit, in True Blood, the attempt to mainstream the denizens of a nihilistic demimonde is, at best, a bit of a farce.
He is addicted to his demimonde of Damon Runyon hoods and eccentric celebrities.
I have frequently heard women of the demimonde referred to as dangerous women.
These we should now rank among the demimonde, but the Greek point of view was different from ours.
She said in French—she is weak in French—that she had been spending a Sunday afternoon in a gathering of the "demimonde."
Nana dealt with the vast demimonde of Paris, and while it was his greatest popular success, was in every sense his worst book.