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词汇 précieuse
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Definition of précieuse in English:

précieuse

noun prɛsˈjəːz
depreciative
  • A person, especially a woman, aspiring to or affecting a refined delicacy of language and taste; an over-refined or absurdly fastidious woman.

adjective prɛsˈjəːz
depreciative
  • Over-refined; affectedly fastidious in taste and language.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Flecknoe (c1605–?1677), poet and playwright. From French précieuse, †prétieuse refined woman, woman affecting refinement, use as noun of the feminine of précieux precious, popularized by Molière in Les précieuses ridicules, a comedy which satirizes the ladies frequenting the literary salons of Paris in the mid 17th cent.

Definition of précieuse in US English:

précieuse

nounprɛsˈjəːz
depreciative
  • A person, especially a woman, aspiring to or affecting a refined delicacy of language and taste; an over-refined or absurdly fastidious woman.

adjectiveprɛsˈjəːz
depreciative
  • Over-refined; affectedly fastidious in taste and language.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Flecknoe (c1605–?1677), poet and playwright. From French précieuse, † prétieuse refined woman, woman affecting refinement, use as noun of the feminine of précieux precious, popularized by Molière in Les précieuses ridicules, a comedy which satirizes the ladies frequenting the literary salons of Paris in the mid 17th cent.

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