| 单词 | alderwoman |
| 释义 | alderwoman (ɔːldəʳwʊmən) Word forms: plural alderwomen 1. countable noun & title noun In some parts of the United States and Canada, an alderwoman is a member of the governing body of a city. 2. countable noun & title noun Until 1974 in England and Wales, an alderwoman was a senior member of a local council who was elected by other councillors. alderwoman in British English (ˈɔːldəˌwʊmən) nounWord forms: plural -women 1. (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior female members of a local council, elected by other councillors 2. (in the US, Canada, Australia, etc) a female member of the governing body of a municipality alderwoman in American English (ˈɔldərˌwumən) nounWord forms: plural -women a woman who is a member of a municipal legislative body, esp. of a municipal council Word origin [1550–60, for earlier sense; alder(man) + -woman]This word is first recorded in the period 1550–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collate, multiplex, network, scanner, vertical-woman is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a woman ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -woman include: chairwoman, forewoman, spokeswoman |
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