matron
matron 英 [ˈmeɪtrən] 美 [ˈmetrən]
n. 主妇；保姆；妇女；女舍监
名词复数:matrons
- A matron is a dignified, serious-minded married woman. The warden in a women's prison is also called a matron, which may lead you to conclude that the term is often not a glowing compliment.
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- n. 主妇；保姆；妇女；女舍监
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1. If you misjudge a situation, calling, say, a 30-something matron “lao dama” or a professor “lao shifu”, the person addressed is likely to be at least mildly displeased.
如果你情况判断不准，比如说，将一位30岁的妇女称为“老大妈”，或是称一位教授为“老师傅”，人家就会不高兴。
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2. 'Tis treacle, ' said an observant matron.
“那是糖浆，”一个目光敏锐的妇女说。
- matron (n.) late 14c., "married woman" (usually one of rank), from Old French matrone "married woman; elderly lady; patroness; midwife," and directly from Latin matrona "married woman, wife, matron," from mater (genitive matris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)). Sense of "female manager of a school, hospital, etc." first recorded 1550s.
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