| 单词 | matronly |
| 释义 | matronly (once / 8801 pages) adj If someone describes you as matronly, they think you look or act like a middle-aged woman. So, if someone calls your dress matronly and you think it's hip, you may be sadly mistaken. It's never a compliment to call someone matronly, as it brings to mind all kinds of stereotypes about being an adult woman, particularly one who's married and has kids. In fact, matronly comes from matron, which today primarily means "female prison warden," but which once meant "married woman," especially one who is respectable, unadventurous, and mature. WORD FAMILYmatron: matronly, matrons USAGE EXAMPLESTick chooses as his first companion for the trip the matronly Bernadette, once known as Frank, who has just lost her husband. New York Times(Jul 29, 2016) Instead, she says, she seeks unconventionality on the big screen, something surprising among the glut of “desexed, matronly” roles she is offered. The Guardian(Jun 09, 2016) Despite her “body breaking down,” the “Fuller House” star forged ahead in a canary-yellow gown that struck me as a little matronly. Los Angeles Times(May 03, 2016) adj befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman her matronly figure Syn feminine, womanly befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman |
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