gentlewoman是什么意思
英文词源
- gentlewoman (n.)
- early 13c., "woman of good family or breeding," from gentle + woman. It seems never to have developed the looser senses in gentleman; Bret Harte tried gentlewomanliness.
实用例句
- 1. 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.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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.来自辞典例句
- 3. No one could spot a gentlewoman quicker than Father Ralph.
- 没有一个人能象拉尔夫神父那样快地击中女人的要害.来自辞典例句
- 4. The little gentlewoman might set up for herself if she pleased.
- 这位小贵妇人如果高兴,现在可以自立门户了.来自辞典例句
- 5. A young gentlewoman without visible relations had always struck her as a flower without foliage.
- 一位年轻小姐身边没有几个亲戚,就好比红花没有绿叶.来自辞典例句
