swain

[US]/sweɪn/
[UK]/swen/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 〈詩〉〈古〉情人,鄉村青年,鄉村情郎
Word Forms
複數swains

Phrases & Collocations

a young swain

一個年輕的愛侶

love-struck swain

深情的青年

faithful swain

忠實的情郎

Real-world Examples

The fortune she would inherit struck him as a very sufficient provision for two reasonable persons, and if a penniless swain who could give a good account of himself should enter the lists, he should be judged quite upon his personal merits.

她將繼承的財產讓他覺得足夠供養兩個通情達理的人了, 如果一個身無分文、自我評價很高的男爵進入名單, 他應該完全根據個人功績來評判。

Source: Washington Square

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