termagant

美 [ˈtɜːrməɡənt]英 [ˈtɜːməɡənt]

termagant

noun

formal苛刻的女人；专横的女人
a woman who is very strict or who tries to tell people what to do, in an unpleasant way

noun

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1

Tigress might have been a termagant , but without her what home could he have ?

虎妞虽然厉害，但是没了她怎能成个家呢？
2

A termagant wife may , therefore , in some respects , be considered a tolerable blessing .

因此，从某些方面来说，有个泼辣的妻子，也可以看作是相当有福气的。