gentlewoman

n. 良家妇女, 淑女, 贵妇人

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təlˌwʊm.ən/

词形变化

gentlewomen 复数 gentlewomen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman of the nobility.

    命妇

    历史
  2. 2.

    A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.

    美国 政治

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lady madam dame ma'am

上位词 1

woman

下位词 1

grande dame

词源

From Middle English gentilwoman, modelled after gentilman (“gentleman”), equivalent to gentle + -woman.

来源：wiktionary