termagant

noun

1. 苛刻的女人；专横的女人
   a woman who is very strict or who tries to tell people what to do, in an unpleasant way

1. A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing.
   因此，从某些方面来说，有个泼辣的妻子，也可以看作是相当有福气的。
2. Tigress might have been a termagant, but without her what home could he have?
   虎妞虽然厉害，但是没了她怎能成个家呢？

noun

1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

   Synonym:    shrew