schoolmarm

n. 女教师, 女学究

发音

US /ˈskulˌmɑɹm/
AU

词形变化

schoolmarms 复数 schoolmarms schoolmarmed schoolmarming schoolmarms 三单 schoolmarming 现在分词 schoolmarmed 过去式 schoolmarmed 过去分词

别名

school-marm school marm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.

    美国 俚语
  2. 2.

    Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person acting harsh and stern.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.

    商务
v.
  1. 1.

    To discipline in the manner of a schoolmarm; to harshly reprimand or chide.

    美国 俚语 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

mistress schoolma'am schoolmistress

上位词 2

woman schoolteacher

词源

From school + marm (“madam”).

来源：wiktionary