单词 | woman |
释义 | wom·an ![]() n. pl. wom·en(wĭmĭn) Idioms: 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. (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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