英汉词典

woman 基本解释

• n. 妇女；女性；成年女子

woman 词态变化

woman 中文词源

缩写自古英语wifman,女人，wif-,女人，词源同wife,man,人。

woman 英文词源

woman

woman: [OE] A woman is etymologically a ‘wife-man’ – that is to say, a ‘female person’. The word was compounded in the Old English period from wīf ‘woman’ (source of modern English wife) and man ‘person’ (source of modern English man). Already by the end of the Old English period the f of wifman was disappearing, giving wiman, and the influence of the w sound started to turn this into woman in the 13th century. Woman did not finally oust the two more ancient words for ‘female person’, wife and the now obsolete quean, until the end of the Middle English period.
=> man, wife

woman (n.)

"adult female human," late Old English wimman, wiman (plural wimmen), literally "woman-man," alteration of wifman (plural wifmen) "woman, female servant" (8c.), a compound of wif "woman" (see wife) + man "human being" (in Old English used in reference to both sexes; see man (n.)). Compare Dutch vrouwmens "wife," literally "woman-man."

It is notable that it was thought necessary to join wif, a neuter noun, representing a female person, to man, a masc. noun representing either a male or female person, to form a word denoting a female person exclusively. [Century Dictionary]

The formation is peculiar to English and Dutch. Replaced older Old English wif and quean as the word for "female human being." The pronunciation of the singular altered in Middle English by the rounding influence of -w-; the plural retains the original vowel. Meaning "wife," now largely restricted to U.S. dialectal use, is attested from mid-15c. Woman-hater "misogynist" is from c. 1600. Women's work is from 1660s. Women's liberation is attested from 1966; women's rights is from 1840, with an isolated example in 1630s.

woman 词组搭配

woman 英文释义

1. an adult female person (as opposed to a man);

"the woman kept house while the man hunted"

2. women as a class;

"it's an insult to American womanhood"

"woman is the glory of creation"

3. a human female who does housework;

"the char will clean the carpet"

4. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man;

"he was faithful to his woman"

woman 同义词解析

female, woman, lady

这些名词都有"女性"之意。

female与male"男(性)的，公的，雄的"相对，强调性别，可指人或动物，但除用于科学和统计上外，大多含贬义。

woman与man相对，侧重成年妇女的特点，系成年妇女的通称。

lady与gentleman相对，强调所谓高贵的气质、品德和教养等。也指对女性的礼貌称呼。

woman 双语例句

1. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.

当有合适的女人出现时，这种胡思乱想就会停止了。

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2. The Inspector remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.

检察官记得，她是一个矮小、羞怯、总是闷闷不乐的人。

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3. These days work plays an important part in a single woman's life.

现在，工作在单身女性的生活中起着重要作用。

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4. She has now changed into a happy, self-confident woman.

如今她已经变成一个快乐、自信的女人。

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5. She was the only woman in Shell's legal department.

她是壳牌公司法律事务部唯一的女性。

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woman 实用场景例句

men, women and children

男人、女人和儿童

牛津词典

a 24-year-old woman

24岁的女子

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I prefer to see a woman doctor.

我希望让女医生给我看病。

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(informal)She's all woman! (= has qualities that are typical of women)

她是典型的女人。

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an Englishwoman

英格兰女人

牛津词典

a businesswoman

女商人

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a Congresswoman

女议员

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a horsewoman

女骑师

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We used to have a woman to do the cleaning.

我们曾雇过一位女工打扫卫生。

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Be quiet, woman!

安静，你这个臭娘儿们！

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He's got a new woman in his life.

他生活中又有了一个女人。

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Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman.

独立工作意味着她能够自主。

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...a young Lithuanian woman named Dayva.

名叫戴娃的立陶宛年轻女子

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...men and women over 75 years old.

75岁以上的男女

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...the oppression of woman.

对妇女的压迫

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She is an avid outdoors woman...

她酷爱户外运动。

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I'm too old to have a dog now. I'm a cat woman.

我太老了，养不了狗。我喜欢养猫。

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...a 38-year-old London woman...

38岁的伦敦女子

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The headmistress was an Oxford woman.

女校长毕业于牛津大学。

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I know my woman will never leave me.

我知道我的女人永远不会离开我。

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Yet another successful Labour woman took her seat...

又有一位成功的工党女代表就任议员。

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That's Judith Croft, the CND woman.

那个就是朱迪丝·克罗夫特, 核裁军运动女代表。

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Do you realize, woman, the scandal and publicity that will be involved?

臭婆娘，你知不知道这会恶名远扬？

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She knew she had made the right decision. She was her own woman again.

她知道她作了一个正确的决定。她又独立自主了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典