cicisbeo
/chee-chiz-bey-oh or, older use, si-sis-bee-oh; Italian chee-cheez-be-oh/US // ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ oʊ or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌoʊ; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ oʊ //UK // Italian (tʃitʃizˈbɛːo) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural ci·cis·be·i [chee-chiz-bey-ee or, older use, si-sis-bee-ee; Italian chee-cheez-be-ee]. /ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ i or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌi; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ i/.
- : an escort or lover of a married woman.
Examples
The restricted intellectual relationship between husband and wife is explained partly by the fact that the cicisbeo still exists.
The cicisbeo is a bony cartilaginous gentleman, fixed perpendicularly on his saddle like a telegraph-pole.
If she has one Cicisbeo, or ten, the whole affair is selon les règles.
Heretofore, he had shunned everything that could secure for him the reputation of a cicisbeo.
One thing let me tell you; never admit your Cicisbeo to an unlimited familiarity; they are first suspected.
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