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