matron
美音:[´meıtrən
]
英音:[´meıtrən
]
n.护土长,女舍监,保姆,主妇
难易程度:
matron为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:matronly 名词:matronliness 形容词:matronal
词根
matr＝mother（母亲）
相关词
matron
/'meɪtrən; `metrən/
n
1 woman who manages the domestic affairs of a school, etc 女舍监; 女总管.
2 (formerly) woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital (now called a senior nursing officer) （旧时）护士长（现称senior nursing officer）.
3 middle-aged or elderly married woman, esp one with a dignified appearance （已婚的）中老年妇女（尤指仪表庄重者）.
n
1 woman who manages the domestic affairs of a school, etc 女舍监; 女总管.
2 (formerly) woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital (now called a senior nursing officer) （旧时）护士长（现称senior nursing officer）.
3 middle-aged or elderly married woman, esp one with a dignified appearance （已婚的）中老年妇女（尤指仪表庄重者）.
matron
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater 'mother']
literary an older married woman
BrE old-fashioned a nurse who is in charge of the other nurses in a hospital
BrE a woman who works as a nurse in a private school
AmE a woman who is in charge of women and children in a school or prison
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater 'mother']
literary an older married woman
BrE old-fashioned a nurse who is in charge of the other nurses in a hospital
BrE a woman who works as a nurse in a private school
AmE a woman who is in charge of women and children in a school or prison
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