courtesan
courtesan 英 [ˌkɔ:tɪˈzæn] 美 [ˈkɔrtɪzn]
n. 高等妓女
名词复数:courtesans
- From the Renaissance on, European kings and noblemen often kept a courtesan, that is, a woman with whom they had a relationship but were not married to.
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- n. 高等妓女
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1. Prior to Vasari, the painting had been called A Certain Florentine Lady or A courtesan in a Gauze Veil.
瓦萨里之前，这幅画曾被称作《某个佛罗伦萨贵妇》或《带着纱巾的情妇》。
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2. Her popular acts toured other European cities, where she became the courtesan of powerful men in government and the military.
自她成为军政界要人的情妇之后，她的足迹遍布欧洲各大城市。
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3. Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France for espionage for Germany during World War I.
她生前曾是一名荷兰脱衣舞娘、情妇、间谍，最终因在一战期间为德国做间谍而被法国行刑队处死。
- courtesan (n.) also courtezan, "a prostitute," 1540s, from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana "prostitute," literally "woman of the court" (a mock-use or euphemism), fem. of cortigiano "one attached to a court," from corte "court," from Latin cortem (see court (n.)).
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