queen bee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.
    — It is generally believed that the queen bee mates only once in her lifetime.
  2. The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation. colloquial,derogatory,idiomatic
    — She wrote very generously to aspiring women writers, gave them good advice, took time to read their manuscripts and comments, and warmly applauded their successes. There is not a hint of the Queen Bee in the attitude toward other women writers.
  3. A stem cell. figuratively

词形变化

queen bees plural

词源

From queen + bee. Compare Middle English kyng of been (“queen bee”, literally “king of bees”).
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