| 释义 |
grande dame /ɡrɒ̃d ˈdam /nounA woman holding an influential position within a particular sphere: the grande dame of British sculpture...- Okay, so it's true that the grande dame of literary gender politics has calmed down an awful lot since the 1970s.
- And I was pleased to see that Anne Summers, one of the grandes dames of Australian feminism, agrees with me.
- And that the most dignified thing we ageing grandes dames can do is smile wryly, surrender and follow the sun.
Origin French, literally 'grand lady'. |