gentlewomen

英

美 [ˈdʒɛntəlˌwɪmən]

n.  贵妇人; 有教养的妇女; 淑女; (对立法机构女议员的称呼)女士，夫人
gentlewoman的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贵妇人；有教养的女人；淑女
  Agentlewomanis a woman of high social standing, or a woman who is cultured, educated, and well-mannered.
  1. She decided to set up a training scheme for 'gentlewomen who aspired to be teachers'.
     她决定为那些“渴望当教师的淑女们”制订一项培训计划。

双语例句

• All his Southern gentlewomen are delicate and sensitive women who best represent the culture and gentility of the Old South.
  她们娇弱而敏感，都是来自美国南方上流社会的南方淑女，是旧南方文化和教养的最佳代言人。
• She was one of the few gentlewomen I have ever known, and has remained throughout my life the measure of what a human being can be.
  她是我所知道的为数不多的有气质的女士之一，并且是我做人的楷模，影响了我一生。
• All gentlewomen wear such caps as these.
  所有的名媛淑女都戴这种帽子。
• Edith Wharton is ironic in characterization and gives us a parody of "respectable" gentlemen and "excellent" gentlewomen in old New York.
  伊迪丝·华顿在人物塑造上是反讽的，对老纽约令人尊敬的绅士淑女们进行了一番恶搞式的颠覆。
• A man's guide to chat-up lines, written in1661, suggests that bosoms are the best conversation opener with "ladies and gentlewomen".
  写于1661年的一本男性搭讪指南建议，胸部是与“女士和淑女”聊天最好的开始。
• Gentlemen and Gentlewomen of both houses;
  两大家族的男女绅士；
• Being beautiful and virtuous a basic requirement for all gentlewomen.
  美丽贤惠古今淑女的基本条件。
• Comment on Southern Gentlewomen in Tennessee Williams 'Works
  论田纳西·威廉斯作品中的南方淑女