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matron

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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

lady  woman    

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).

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