matronly
adj. 主妇似的；稳重的；庄重的；威严的
adj.
主妇似的；主管的；安详的；尊严的
英英释义
matronly[ 'meitrənli ]
adj.befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
"her matronly figure"
权威例句
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matronly
1580s (adv.), 1650s (adj.), from matron + -ly (2). An earlier adjective was matron-like (1570s).
1. A matronly head appeared around a door.
一个主管模样的人出现在门口。
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2. 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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3. Women with large cup sizes are no longer restricted to matronly bras, the research found.
研究显示，大号文胸的消费者已经不再满足于普通样式。
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4. Rochester in her behalf; but, hard-favoured and matronly as she was, the idea could not be admitted.
那是事实，但我不会认为罗切斯特先生会抱有那种想法。
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5. Above the bed in his tiny, cigarette-strewn hotel room hangs a framed photo of him and the matronly AIDS worker.
在他那间小小的、到处扔着烟头的酒店房间里，床头上方挂着他自己和这位耐心的艾滋病工作者的照片。
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6. Mary, a matronly young blonde, was washing dishes in the little back room that served for kitchen and dining room.
玛丽是个金头发白皮肤的年轻妇女，主妇模样，正在后面一间小屋里洗碟子。
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7. Then - the morning light still waxing stronger - old patriarchs would rise up in great haste, each in his flannel gown, and matronly dames, without pausing to put off their night-gear.
之后，曙光渐明，老汉们会匆忙爬起身，穿上法兰绒长袍，主妇们则顾不上脱下她们的睡衣。
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8. So Mrs Chick, who had her matronly apprehensions that this indulgence in grief might be prejudicial to the little Dombey (' acid, indeed, 'she whispered Miss Tox), hastened to the rescue.
奇克夫人有她当家庭主妇的忧虑，生怕这样放纵地悲伤会对小董贝不利(“真酸，”她对托克斯小姐说道)，所以急忙进行抢救。
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9. When I peep out of my room in the morning and see the matronly French lady in a purple silk wrapper standing like the captain on the bridge surveying the morning I pop in again before she can see me.
早上，当我从房间里向外窥视并看到那位仪态庄重的法国夫人身穿紫色丝绸晨衣，象首领站立在桥头一般环视着晨色，我便在她看到我之前迅速地抽回身来。
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10. Her older sister, Margaret, was matronly and dignified, probably from having assumed matronly and housewifely responsibilities too early in life, their mother having died when they were quite young.
大姐玛格·丽特像母亲一样威严，大概是因为她太早地承担了母亲和家庭主妇的责任，母亲在她们年幼时就去世了。
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11. Her older sister, Margaret, was matronly and dignified, probably from having assumed matronly and housewifely responsibilities too early in life, their mother having died when they were quite young.
大姐玛格·丽特像母亲一样威严，大概是因为她太早地承担了母亲和家庭主妇的责任，母亲在她们年幼时就去世了。
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