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co·quette /kəʊˈket, kɒ- $ koʊ-/ noun [countable] literary SYTALK TO somebodya woman who frequently tries to attract the attention of men without having sincere feelings for them 卖弄风情的女人 SYN flirt —coquettish adjective —coquettishly adverbExamples from the Corpuscoquette• She was not a coquette, he had decided.• The demeanour of a virgin can be converted into that of a coquette.• And she knew that she wasn't helping matters by playing the coquette with André, but suddenly she didn't care.Origin coquette (1600-1700) French feminine form of coquet; → COQUETRYco·quette nounChineseSyllable Corpus a to woman tries frequently who attract |