| 单词 | female doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfemale doctor (a) Used with reference to a woman in an occupation or office which is usually considered predominantly or traditionally male, as female doctor, female policeman, female priest, female prime minister, female soldier, etc. ΚΠ 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. vi. ii. 101 But had he heard the Female Fathers grone, Yeaning in mids of her procession. 1621 J. Taylor Superbiæ Flagellum sig. C6 Female Souldiors. 1693 T. D'Urfey Richmond Heiress iii. iii. 30 To take a Recipe from a Female Physitian, to cure a defect in the Brain, that's a good one Faith. 1733 J. Bramston Man of Taste 17 Of Graduates I dislike the learned rout, And chuse a female Doctor for the gout. 1784 New Ann. Reg. 1783 Foreign Lit. 296/1 The death of..the famous female professor, Laura Baffi. 1846 Almanack of Month 2 311 Why should we not have a female prime minister? 1864 Portrait Monthly Mar. 134/2 (heading) A Female Military Policeman. A handsome young lady..said to be a member of the secret army police. 1887 Chronicle 24 Feb. 94/2 The latest phenomenon is the female fireman. 1889 Lend Hand Feb. 128 She is simply and only a female policeman, with special and peculiar duties. 1916 J. Morse In Russ. Ranks vi. 68 I saw some of these female soldiers... Most of them had the appearance of big, lanky raw-boned boys. 1967 Times 15 Feb. 9/1 Female priests..would be more disruptive than any heresy or moral deviation. 1989 N.Y. Mag. 6 Nov. 118/2 Women resent the first female prime minister for posing as an example of feminism but doing nothing to help the hard-pressed of her own sex. 2003 Daily Tel. 14 May 20/1 According to the International Sumo Federation,..female wrestlers are now represented in 17 countries. < as lemmas |
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