(of a girl or young woman) sexually mature; suitable for marriage (女孩或年轻妇女)性机能发育成熟的;适合结婚的 ■(of a girl or young woman) sexually attractive (女孩或年轻妇女)性感的 he employed a procession of nubile young secretaries. 他雇用了一大批年轻性感的女秘书。
派生 nubility noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin nubilis 'marriageable', from nubere 'cover or veil oneself for a bridegroom' (from nubes 'cloud')