英:[ˈmeɪtrən]
美:[ˈmetrən]
英:[ˈmeɪtrən]
美:[ˈmetrən]
ma·tron
meI trn
复数:matrons
matronal (adj.)
词根:matron
adj.matronly 主妇似的;稳重的;庄重的;威严的
14世纪晚期, matrone,“已婚女子”,通常是地位或社会地位高且年龄成熟(足以成为一个家庭的母亲,无论实际上是否如此),源自古法语 matrone “已婚女子; 年长的女士; 女保护人; 接生婆”,直接源自拉丁语 mātrona “已婚女子,妻子,女保姆”,源自 māter(属格 mātris)“母亲”(参见 mother(n.1))。
此外(15世纪),“已婚女圣人”。1550年代记录了“学校女经理,医院护士长等”的意义。
女看守
护士长
Middle English matrone, from Anglo-French, from Latin matrona, from matr-, mater
The first known use of matron was in the 14th century
mattressnoun
a fabric case filled with springy material used as a bed or on a bedstead
a sack that can be filled with air or water and used as a mattress
mattressnoun
a fabric case filled with springy material used as a bed or on a bedstead
a sack that can be filled with air or water and used as a mattress
mattocknoun
a tool for digging made of a long wooden handle and a steel head one end of which comes to a point or to a cutting edge
mattingnoun
material for matsalso: mats or a supply of mats
matter1 of 2noun
a subject of interest or concern
a matter of dispute
something to be dealt with : affair
personal matters to take care of
the substance of which a physical object is composedespecially: the material substance that occupies space, has mass, and makes up the observable universe
material substance of a particular kind or function
vegetable matter
pus
a more or less definite amount or quantity
cooks in a matter of minutes
something written or printed
mail entry 1 sense 1
first-class matter
matter2 of 2verb
to be of importance : signify
mat1 of 5noun
a piece of coarse fabric of rush, straw, or wool
a piece of material in front of a door to wipe dirty shoe soles on
a decorative piece of material used under a dish or vase
a pad or cushion for gymnastics or wrestling
something made up of many tangled strands
a thick mat of vegetation
mat2 of 5verb
to provide with a mat or matting
to become or cause to become a tangled mass
mat3 of 5verb
also matte or matt to give a dull effect to
to border (a picture) with a mat
mat4 of 5
matte1 of 2
matronlyadjective
of, resembling, or suitable for a matron
matronnoun
a usually mature and dignified married woman
a woman in charge of the household affairs of an institution
a woman who supervises women prisoners in a police station or jail
matronnoun
a woman superintendent of a medical institution (as a hospital)
1 Does this mean I think I could take on Matron Baenre in her prime?
这就意味着我可以在班瑞主母的鼎盛时期向她挑战吗?
2 A wealthy matron is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase.
一位富婆为拥有一只贵重的古玩而深感骄傲,以至于她竟要把卧室漆成与花瓶同样的颜色。
3 “Can’t you fix them with a charm or something?” he asked the matron.
4 Have you told Matron?
你告诉护士长了吗?
5 In “California Art Collector,” a matron, rendered in modern grisaille, occupies an armchair beneath a lean-to that echoes the manger in Piero Della Francesca’s “Nativity” in the National Gallery in London.
6 With own know, own son is unlikely silly to will favor a matron who has not has a nice head.
以自己的了解,自己的儿子还不至于傻到会喜欢一个没有头脑的女人。
7 She is like a matron telling you off for wetting the bed.
她会像家庭主妇指责孩子尿了床似的指责你。
8 Aureliano threw a coin into the hopper that the matron had in her lap and went into the room without knowing why.
9 And a cold and annoyed matron led them to her office and sat them down on one side of her desk, while she ascended to the lofty chair behind it.
10 Oh, Papa, I tell you fairly, I won't have a matron for a new stepmother.
哦,爸爸,我可正经地告诉您,我可不要一个女舍监来做我的新继母。
11 It is the sort of color-saturated floral pattern usually seen in a proper matron’s chintz-heavy salon, but in this understatedly witty design, cabbage roses have been replaced by cabbages.
12 She is a matron of our hospital.
她是我们医院的一位护士长。
13 She was, she told him, matron in a missionary school near Stamboul.
14 The matron stood “Those people hardly ever last long when they come here,” she said.
15 Oh, but it did unsettle the matrons of Bethlehem to see the poor thing boosted into a class ahead of their own children, there to become dazzling slick-quick at mathematics.
16 I went and sat down with a book and The Times and my knitting in the rose-garden, domestic as a matron, yawning in the warm sun while the bees hummed amongst the flowers.
17 In the book, Nica and Rigel often talk about their complicated history with the matron from their childhood, Margaret Stoker.
18 It took all five teachers and the matron to lift the enormous woman and stagger with her out of the room.
19 And as a comedy, the jokes, built on tired stereotypes, don’t land — like the childless matron who carries a baby doll.
20 Mr. Doumas had hardly sat down when the chef, a white-haired matron in a black dress, came out to smother him with affection.
1 女会长
3 夫人
LP Ldp Sra lady grace Mrs madame madam donna ma'am Dona signora Frau milady missis memsahib senhora senora vrouw m'lady miladi Hg yessum ladyship wife mistress duchess dame mam begum bai 'm shrimati Mesdames Devi My Lady
5 主妇
mistress goodwife hausfrau materfamilias dame madam housewife housekeeper housemistress home maker matronly homemaker hairpin missus Hausfrau housefrau herself
6 已婚妇女
7 妇女
woman daughter broad dame petticoat squaw weaker sex a bit of crumpet gynecoid femininity frill muslin jill frow quean zenana womanhood womenfolk womankind womenfolks fair sex
9 保母
10 女主任
11 女主席