英语词汇“woman”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wom·an

(wmən)

n. pl. wom·en(wĭmĭn)

1. An adult female human.

2. Women considered as a group; womankind: “Woman feels the invidious distinctions of sex exactly as the black man does those of color” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton).

3. An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: an Englishwoman; congresswoman; a saleswoman.

4. A female servant or subordinate.

5. Informal

a. A wife.

b. A female lover or sweetheart. See Usage Notes at chairman, female, lady, man.

Idioms:

(one's) own woman

Independent in judgment or action: She has always been her own woman.

to a woman

Without exception.

[Middle English, from Old English wimman, variant of wīfman : wīf, woman + man, person; see MAN.]

单词	woman
释义	wom·an (wmən) n. pl. wom·en(wĭmĭn) 1. An adult female human. 2. Women considered as a group; womankind: “Woman feels the invidious distinctions of sex exactly as the black man does those of color” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). 3. An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: an Englishwoman; congresswoman; a saleswoman. 4. A female servant or subordinate. 5. Informal a. A wife. b. A female lover or sweetheart. See Usage Notes at chairman, female, lady, man. *Idioms:* *(one's) own woman* Independent in judgment or action: She has always been her own woman. *to a woman* Without exception. [Middle English, from Old English wimman, variant of wīfman : wīf, woman + man, person; see MAN.]
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