matron基本解释
n.女总管；护士长；主妇；保姆
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形容词: matronal 副词: matronly 名词: matronliness
matron
基本词汇
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基本词汇
n.女总管；护士长；主妇；保姆
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形容词: matronal 副词: matronly 名词: matronliness
noun
1. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
2. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
3. a wardress in a prison
1. （养老院及旧时医院中的）女护士长
The matron in a nursing home is the woman who is in charge of all the nurses. In the past, the woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital was also called a matron.
e.g. The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend...
养老院的护士长说她愿意参加。
e.g. Have you told Matron?
你告诉护士长了吗？
2. (寄宿学校的)女舍监，女总管
In boarding schools, the matron is the woman who looks after the health of the children.
e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a prep school matron.
预备学校里的女舍监
3. (医院等机构的)女负责人，女总管;(监狱的)女看管，女看守
The matron in a hospital or other institution is the woman who is in charge of domestic matters. Matron is also used to refer to a female officer in a prison.
4. 中年妇女;主妇
People sometimes refer to middle-aged women as matrons .
She would grow into a bulky matron.
出自：R. K. NarayanA Roman matron, exerting influence from the family hearth by force of her incorruptible virtue.
出自：R. ChristiansenCome, civil night, Thou sober-suited matron, all in black.
出自：Romeo Juliet,Shakespeare
