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.
matron 英文释义
1. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
2. a wardress in a prison
3. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
matron 双语例句
1. Teddy clucked his tongue like a disapproving English matron.
特迪咂了咂舌头，活像个不以为然的英国女舍监。
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2. The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
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3. The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend.
养老院的护士长说她愿意参加。
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4. Have you told Matron?
你告诉护士长了吗？
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5. Matron was quite kind but brisk and hurried.
女舍监人很善良，但做事干脆利落、风风火火。
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matron 实用场景例句
Teddy clucked his tongue like a disapproving English matron.
特迪咂了咂舌头，活像个不以为然的英国女舍监。
柯林斯例句
The young nurse pulled a face at the Matron's retreating figure.
看着护士长离去的身影，这个年轻的护士做了个鬼脸。
柯林斯例句
The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend.
养老院的护士长说她愿意参加。
柯林斯例句
Have you told Matron?
你告诉护士长了吗？
柯林斯例句
Matron was quite kind but brisk and hurried.
女舍监人很善良，但做事干脆利落、风风火火。
柯林斯例句
The matron bore down upon the terrified nurses.
护士长逼近了那些惊慌的护士们.
《简明英汉词典》
The nurses came on their daily round of washing, changing, combing and prettifying the patients before the matron's inspection.
护士长查房以前,护士们要为病人梳洗 、 更衣 、 打扮,这成为每日例行的公事.
《简明英汉词典》
For the third time the snooted matron totally ignored him.
目中无人的女霸王第三次完全不理睬他.
辞典例句
I suppose there is some matron with beefy forearms.
我想,那里现在大概有一位胳膊粗壮的女管家了吧.
辞典例句
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.
辞典例句
This grave matron had several sorts of practice.
这位假正经的妇人有好几种惯做的事情.
辞典例句
She is a matron of our hospital.
她是我们医院的一位护士长.
辞典例句
" The magistrates are God - fearing gentlemen, but merciful overmuch -- that is a truth, " added a third autumnal matron.
