gentlewoman

英 ['dʒent(ə)lwʊmən]美

n. 贵妇人，有地位的妇女；淑女

英文词源

gentlewoman (n.)

early 13c., "woman of good family or breeding," from gentle + woman. It seems never to have developed the looser senses in gentleman; Bret Harte tried gentlewomanliness.

双语例句

1. She was , to the end, a gentlewoman of the old school , gracious and mannerly.

说到底, 她仍是一位温文尔雅 、 礼貌可嘉的守旧派的贵妇人.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. She gave me the like cue to the gentlewoman.

她给了我相似的线索,叫我到那位太太那里去.

来自辞典例句

3. No one could spot a gentlewoman quicker than Father Ralph.

没有一个人能象拉尔夫神父那样快地击中女人的要害.

来自辞典例句

4. The little gentlewoman might set up for herself if she pleased.

这位小贵妇人如果高兴,现在可以自立门户了.

来自辞典例句

5. A young gentlewoman without visible relations had always struck her as a flower without foliage.

一位年轻小姐身边没有几个亲戚,就好比红花没有绿叶.

来自辞典例句

带gentlewoman字词语

带gentlewoman字成语