| 单词 | head girl |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead girl head girl n. [probably after head boy n.] (a) the girl designated to hold the senior position among the pupils in a school, or (in early use) one occupying a position of pre-eminence on grounds of ability, etc.; a female school captain; (b) (more generally) any girl or woman in a position of authority or seniority. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [noun] > head boy or girl captain1706 head boy1713 head girl1801 1801 S. Trimmer Oecon. Charity I. App. 231 For the head girl of the whole School is..provided a Medal, made of card. a1833 F. B. Hoole in Juvenile Forget-me-not (1834) 191 Many laughed to see her walking between the head girl and another. 1884 W. Collins I say No (1886) i. v. 21 I have been forbidden to recite—I, the head girl of the school. 1941 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 194 The ‘head-girls’ [in a factory] wear an overall different in colour. 1964 M. Drabble Garrick Year xii. 179 I was a prefect, but I wasn't head girl. 2000 Fairlady (Cape Town) 21 June 18/2 Prof Sneddon attended Durban Girls' College, where she became head girl. < as lemmas |
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