关于这个词的最早记录之一出现在莎士比亚的《温莎的风流娘儿们》（The Merry Wives of Windsor）这篇喜剧中。在剧中，福斯塔夫（Falstaff）说过这样一句话：“给我拿一夸脱葡萄酒，并放一块面包（toast）在里面
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?温莎的风流娘们
莎士比亚《温莎的风流娘们》(The Merry Wives of Windsor)有这么的句子"Hold Sirha, beare you these letters tightly." 18百年晚期tight有soundly(睡得很沉的)， roundly(绝对的)的意思。
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?温莎的风流夫人
... 威尼斯商人(The Merchant of Venice) 温莎的风流夫人(The Merry Wives of Windsor) 空爱一场(Love's Labour'，第三卷（Henry VI;s Lost) ...
双语例句
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Shakespeare endorse polygamy: he speak ofthemerrywivesofWindsor; how many wives do Mr. Windsor have?
莎士比亚似乎是赞成一夫多妻制的：他曾提到“温莎的风流娘儿们”；究竟温莎先生有几位太太呢？
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Brilliant examples include "The Affectionate Shepherd" by Richard Barnfield and TheMerryWivesofWindsor by William Shakespeare in the 16th century;
16世纪，巴恩菲尔德的《深情的牧羊人》和莎士比亚的《温莎的风流娘儿们》；
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To be considered a suitable candidate for the not-very-merry-wives-of-Windsor club, you need to combine the aura of a silent-movie star with the personal discipline of a Cistercian nun.