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单词 grande dame
释义

grande dame

/ɡrɒ̃d ˈdam /
noun
A 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'.

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