termagant meaning in English
adj.
好骂人的,好争吵的,凶悍的,暴躁的。
n.
好争吵[骂人]的女人,悍妇,泼妇。
Examples
- A termagant wife may, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing .
从某些方面来说,有一个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是可容忍的福气。 - From even this stronghold the unlucky rip was at length routed by his termagant wife .
即使在这样的堡垒里,不幸的瑞普到底还是被他那凶悍的老婆赶出来了。 - A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing .
因此,从某些方面来说,有个泼辣的妻子,也可以看作是相当有福气的。