| 单词 | renaissance woman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRenaissance woman Renaissance woman n. a woman who exhibits the virtues of an idealized woman of the Renaissance; (now usually more generally) one with many talents or interests, esp. in the arts and humanities. ΚΠ 1900 G. H. Ely tr. R. M. la Clavière Women of Renaissance i. v. 135 The Renaissance woman, then, a woman of essentially fine grain, and well versed in everything it was her business to know, was a woman of absolute sincerity. 1962 Guardian 24 Jan. 10/6 Although in many ways the Victorian she was born, Mrs Cecil Chesterton had a strong touch of the Renaissance woman. 1977 Newsweek (Nexis) 12 Dec. 79 I want to direct and act and produce and write. I want to be a Renaissance woman and grow petunias. 1992 H. G. Goldman Fanny Brice 4 She was a Renaissance woman who made efforts in a fairly wide variety of fields. 2007 N.Y. Mag. 3 Sept. 130/1 I've admired Joni for many years for her genius and for her being a Renaissance woman. < as lemmas |
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