courtesan
noun /ˌkɔːtɪˈzæn/
/ˈkɔːrtɪzn/
- (in the past) a prostitute, especially one with rich customers
(旧时尤指伺候富豪的)高级妓女 词源mid 16th cent.: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier’, from corte, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’.