with obj.(常作be jilted)
- dated suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)〈旧〉(突然)抛弃(情人):
she died of a broken heart after being jilted by her lover.
她被情人抛弃后伤心而死。
- archaic a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover〈古〉(任意)抛弃情人者(尤指女子)。
词源
mid 17th cent.: (in the sense 'deceive, trick'): of unknown origin.