-woman

后缀
中文释义

英文释义

后缀
  1. A woman who is an expert in an area. morpheme
    — horsewoman, sportswoman
  2. A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area. morpheme
    — committeewoman, newswoman, policewoman
  3. A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. morpheme
    — bogeywoman, superwoman
  4. A woman of a particular nationality. morpheme
    — Scotswoman, Norsewoman

词形变化

-women plural -man masculine

词汇关系

上位词
-person

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *wībą
Proto-West Germanic *wīb
Old English wīf
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Old English wīfmann
Middle English woman
Middle English -woman
English -woman
From Middle English -woman, from the noun woman.
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