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Definition of Mata Hari in English: Mata Hariproper nounˌmɑːtə ˈhɑːriˈmatə ˈharē 1(1876–1917), Dutch dancer and secret agent; born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. She probably worked for both French and German intelligence services before being executed by the French in 1917. 玛塔·哈丽(1876-1917,荷兰舞蹈演员、女间谍;出生名玛格丽特·吉尔特鲁德·泽尔;她可能是法国和德国的双重间谍,1917年被法国人处决) - 1.1as noun a Mata Hari A beautiful and seductive female spy.
美女间谍 a Mata Hari of world finance Example sentencesExamples - If you haven't seen ‘Hare Meets Herr,’ or the one where a Mata Hari pigeon seduces Daffy, you haven't lived.
- If it is hard to see her as a bit of a Mata Hari - and one would rather not - it is even harder to believe that she was a keen stamp collector, holding on to her albums to the end.
Synonyms temptress, siren, femme fatale, enchantress, sorceress, delilah, circe, lorelei
OriginFrom Malay mata 'eye' and hari 'day', as a compound meaning 'sun'. Rhymesaskari, Bari, Cagliari, calamari, Campari, charivari, curare, Ferrari, Harare, Kalahari, Mari, Qatari, Rastafari, safari, sari, Scutari, shikari, sparry, starry, Stradivari, tamari, terramare, Vasari, Zanzibari Definition of Mata Hari in US English: Mata Hariproper nounˈmatə ˈharē 1(1876–1917), Dutch dancer and secret agent; born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle. She probably worked for both French and German intelligence services before being executed by the French in 1917. 玛塔·哈丽(1876-1917,荷兰舞蹈演员、女间谍;出生名玛格丽特·吉尔特鲁德·泽尔;她可能是法国和德国的双重间谍,1917年被法国人处决) - 1.1as noun a Mata Hari A beautiful and seductive female spy.
美女间谍 a Mata Hari of world finance Example sentencesExamples - If you haven't seen ‘Hare Meets Herr,’ or the one where a Mata Hari pigeon seduces Daffy, you haven't lived.
- If it is hard to see her as a bit of a Mata Hari - and one would rather not - it is even harder to believe that she was a keen stamp collector, holding on to her albums to the end.
Synonyms temptress, siren, femme fatale, enchantress, sorceress, delilah, circe, lorelei
OriginFrom Malay mata ‘eye’ and hari ‘day’, as a compound meaning ‘sun’. |