matronly
[ˈmeɪtrənli]
adj.
主妇似的;
主管的;
安详的;
尊严的;
例句:
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The nursing supervisor...A big matronly type.
来自W. Wharton
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" No modest, matronly dove grays and lilacs tonight.
" 今天晚上用不着穿那种庄重的主妇式的紫灰色和淡紫色.
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Her matronly fame was trodden under all men's feet.
她那主妇的声名任凭所有的人践踏在脚下.
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Mary, in her matronly days , became as solid in figure as her mother.
玛丽在成为主妇后, 跟她的母亲一样精明能干.
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She was making a handsome matronly cap.
来自M. R. Mitford
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Wilcox is a restaurant owner with an earnest, matronly air.
来自NEWYORKER