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单词 doyenne
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Definition of doyenne in English:

doyenne

noun ˈdɔɪɛndwʌˈjɛndɔɪˈɛndɔɪˈ(j)ɛn
  • The most respected or prominent woman in a particular field.

    she became a doyenne of the London Irish music scene
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The project's director is a doyenne of progressive-education pedagogy in America.
    • She talks to the former doyenne of daytime TV about her comeback.
    • The doyenne of British ethicists made the case for separating the twins.
    • She is executive director of the Institute for New Media Studies and the doyenne of digital storytelling.
    • The doyenne of Mexican cooking speaks on the simplest of staples.
    • But if she became a doyenne in her chosen field, she never quite lost touch with her love affair with the opposite end of the lens.
    • The doyenne of New Zealand letters, and a woman especially respected for her success in combining sound historical scholarship with writing for children, turned eighty-five.
    • The doyenne of method acting was quoted as saying, ‘I've worked with a lot of people, but you've got real potential.’
    • On a recent survey of how well-known companies respond to their electronic messages, the domestic doyenne turned mega-entrepreneur failed miserably.
    • Even being surrounded by noisy, bustling society doyennes can't disturb the older woman's serene charm.
    • It has just finished screening a series about the launch of a new magazine company by the doyenne of women's glossies.
    • The title track is unashamedly in the mould of the current doyennes of the mainstream.
    • Once tailor made for the doyennes of chic, high-fashion magazines served up haute couture that only an elite few could actually afford.
    • This is their first professional outing to Edinburgh, which they hoped, in part, to finance through donations from the doyennes of British crime drama.
    • Come downtown to see the doyenne of easy listening.
    • She laments that she will no longer be the doyenne of Boston society that she once was.
    • She is, undoubtedly, the doyenne of Irish actresses.
    • She has become the doyenne of historical fiction in this country.
    • The doyennes of television are head to head in the competition to present the books programme for the soon-to-be-launched digital channel.
    • ‘I think [she] dresses badly,’ the doyenne of Paris fashion told The Daily Telegraph.
    Synonyms
    star, leading light, celebrity, big name, superstar, top dog, queen bee, mistress, prima donna, idol, heroine, favourite, darling

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, feminine of doyen (see doyen).

 
 

Definition of doyenne in US English:

doyenne

noundɔɪˈ(j)ɛndoiˈ(y)en
  • A woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field.

    she's the doyenne of daytime TV
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has just finished screening a series about the launch of a new magazine company by the doyenne of women's glossies.
    • But if she became a doyenne in her chosen field, she never quite lost touch with her love affair with the opposite end of the lens.
    • Once tailor made for the doyennes of chic, high-fashion magazines served up haute couture that only an elite few could actually afford.
    • This is their first professional outing to Edinburgh, which they hoped, in part, to finance through donations from the doyennes of British crime drama.
    • She is executive director of the Institute for New Media Studies and the doyenne of digital storytelling.
    • She laments that she will no longer be the doyenne of Boston society that she once was.
    • ‘I think [she] dresses badly,’ the doyenne of Paris fashion told The Daily Telegraph.
    • She talks to the former doyenne of daytime TV about her comeback.
    • The doyenne of Mexican cooking speaks on the simplest of staples.
    • She has become the doyenne of historical fiction in this country.
    • The doyenne of British ethicists made the case for separating the twins.
    • The doyennes of television are head to head in the competition to present the books programme for the soon-to-be-launched digital channel.
    • She is, undoubtedly, the doyenne of Irish actresses.
    • The title track is unashamedly in the mould of the current doyennes of the mainstream.
    • On a recent survey of how well-known companies respond to their electronic messages, the domestic doyenne turned mega-entrepreneur failed miserably.
    • Even being surrounded by noisy, bustling society doyennes can't disturb the older woman's serene charm.
    • Come downtown to see the doyenne of easy listening.
    • The project's director is a doyenne of progressive-education pedagogy in America.
    • The doyenne of New Zealand letters, and a woman especially respected for her success in combining sound historical scholarship with writing for children, turned eighty-five.
    • The doyenne of method acting was quoted as saying, ‘I've worked with a lot of people, but you've got real potential.’
    Synonyms
    star, leading light, celebrity, big name, superstar, top dog, queen bee, mistress, prima donna, idol, heroine, favourite, darling

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, feminine of doyen (see doyen).

 
 
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