nubile

adjective

🔊/ˈnjuːbaɪl/

🔊/ˈnuːbl/, 🔊/ˈnuːbaɪl/

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(of a girl or young woman女孩或年轻女子) sexually attractive性感的；迷人的Topics Appearancec2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin nubilis ‘marriageable’, from nubere ‘cover or veil oneself for a bridegroom’ (from nubes ‘cloud’).