nubile
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 适婚的
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From French nubile, from Latin nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- (“to marry, to wed”). Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young wife, nymph”) (English nymph), but this is disputed.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from 17th c.]
- Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).
名词 Noun
- A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman