- dated the husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision〈旧〉奸妇的丈夫, “乌龟”。
with obj.
1- (of a man) make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife(男子)与(另一男子)的妻子通奸, 使当“乌龟”。
1.1
- (of a man's wife) make (her husband) a cuckold(妻子)使(自己的丈夫)当“乌龟”。
派生词
cuckoldry
noun词源
late Old English, from Old French cucuault, from cucu 'cuckoo' (from the cuckoo's habit of laying its egg in another bird's nest). The equivalent words in French and other languages applied to both the bird and the adulterer; cuckold has never been applied to the bird in English.