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单词 bluestocking
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
blue•stock•ing /ˈbluˌstɑkɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. [Often Disparaging.]a woman interested in literature or other areas but not in traditionally feminine areas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
blue•stock•ing  (blo̅o̅′stok′ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest.
  2. Literaturea member of a mid-18th-century London literary circle:Lady Montagu was a celebrated bluestocking.
  • so called from the informal attire, esp. blue woolen instead of black silk stockings, worn by some women of the group (def. 2) 1675–85
blue′stock′ing•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bluestocking /ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ/ n
  1. usually derogatory a scholarly or intellectual woman
Etymology: from the blue worsted stockings worn by members of a C18 literary society
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