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make an honest woman of

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 make an honest woman of
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make an honest woman of dated or humorous marry a woman, especially to avoid scandal if she is pregnant 〈旧或幽默〉(尤指为避免怀孕丑闻而)与(女士)正式结婚。 [ORIGIN: honest here originally meant'respectable', but was probably associated with the archaic sense'chaste, virtuous'.]

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