gentlewoman

英 [ˈdʒentlwʊmən]

美 [ˈdʒentlwʊmən]

n.  贵妇人; 有教养的妇女; 淑女; (对立法机构女议员的称呼)女士，夫人

复数：gentlewomen　

BNC.37533 / COCA.34760

牛津词典

noun

• 贵妇人；有教养的妇女；淑女
  a woman who belongs to a high social class; a woman who is well educated and has excellent manners
• （对立法机构女议员的称呼）女士，夫人
  used to address or refer to a female member of a legislature , for example the House of Representatives

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贵妇人；有教养的女人；淑女
  Agentlewomanis a woman of high social standing, or a woman who is cultured, educated, and well-mannered.
  1. She decided to set up a training scheme for 'gentlewomen who aspired to be teachers'.
     她决定为那些“渴望当教师的淑女们”制订一项培训计划。

英英释义

noun

• a woman of refinement
  1. a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
  Synonym:damemadamma'amlady

双语例句

• Gentlewoman calls out lackey, swift end gives dish of hamburger to look to this individual.
  贵妇人便唤仆人，快端出盘肉饼给这个人看看。
• Chapter Two discusses that under the pressure of survival, the adult Moll consciously disguises herself as a gentlewoman investing in the marriage market and with thief career.
  第二章主要讨论成年的摩尔迫于生存的压力而利用伪装的淑女身份斡旋于婚姻市场和盗窃事业。
• Laughing so shrilly that all the market-place could hear her, the weird old gentlewoman took her departure.
  那怪模怪样的老夫人尖声大笑着走开了，惹得全市场的人都听到了。
• From Old Southern Gentlewoman to New Southern Fox
  从旧南方淑女到新南方狐狸
• However, the question is how many men deserve a lady of such a high gentlewoman quotient.
  可现在的问题是，有多少男人配得上如此高淑商的女子呢？
• She was, to the end, a gentlewoman of the old school, gracious and mannerly.
  说到底，她仍是一位温文尔雅、礼貌可嘉的守旧派的贵妇人。
• She gave me the like cue to the gentlewoman.
  她给了我相似的线索，叫我到那位太太那里去。
• Then her eagerness for a gentlewoman identity pushes her to resort to marriage.
  摩尔对淑女身份的渴望又促使她转向婚姻寻找依靠。
• He could not speak of such things to a gentlewoman.
  对一位女士没法说这种事。
• I had no sooner said so but thd other gentlewoman cried out," a pickpocket!"
  我一喊，那位太太也跟着喊道，“有扒手！”