1540s, mynx "pet dog," later "a young, pert, wanton girl" [Johnson] (1590s), of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortening of minikin "girl, woman," from Middle Dutch minnekijn "darling, beloved," from minne "love" (see minnesinger) + -kijn, diminutive suffix. Klein's sources suggest the word is from Low German minsk "a man," also "an impudent woman," related to German Mensch (see mensch), which also has a sense in vulgar use of "wench, hussy, slut."
双语例句
1. She can be a proper little minx when she wants to get her own way!
她有时为所欲为,要发起坏来可真是个十足的小坏蛋!
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英英释意
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
实用场景例句
She can be a proper little minx when she wants to get her own way!
