soubrette的意思

soubrette

英 [su'bret] 美

soubrette: soubrette: see super
soubrette (n.): 1753, theatrical jargon word for lady's maid characters in plays and operas, who typically were pert, flirtatious, and intriguing, from French soubrette, from Provenal soubreto "affected, conceited," fem. of soubret "coy, reserved," from soubra "to set aside," originally "to exceed," from Old Provenal sobrar, from Latin superare "to rise above, overcome," from super "over, above, beyond" (see super-).