| 单词 | matron |
| 释义 | matron (once / 810 pages) n A matron is a dignified, serious-minded married woman. The warden in a women's prison is also called a matron, which may lead you to conclude that the term is often not a glowing compliment. In a wedding, you can have a maid of honor (the bride’s unmarried attendant) or a matron of honor (one who’s married). Matron includes the Latin root mater, "mother" — as in “maternal,” “maternity,” and “matrimony.” You may imagine matrons as gray-haired and stern, like Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and to avoid negative stereotypes, the title matron, for the woman who runs a nursing home or boarding school, is often replaced with the gender-neutral “director.” WORD FAMILYmatron: matronly, matrons USAGE EXAMPLESRespectable matrons were lured with such “dignity acts” as opera singers from Europe. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) There are the well-behaved young matrons seated next to their garrulous husbands. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) His wife at the time, the former Joan Roberts, was matron of honor. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) 1n a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified Hyper married woman, wife a married woman; a man's partner in marriage 2n a wardress in a prison Hyper wardress a woman warder 3n a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution Hyper nurse one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) adult female, womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
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