woman

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈwʊmən/|/ˈwɵmən/    /ˈwʊmən/|/ˈwoʊmən/|[ˈwomɪn]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An adult female human.
    — the first woman president of Spain
  2. All female humans collectively; womankind. collective
    — THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
  3. A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
    — Sir, have you ever served with any Bajoran women?
  4. A wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).
    — Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, So that he shall have no need of spoil.
  5. A female person who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
    — Perhaps my problem is that I am a cat woman. I can't imagine any finicky feline (and they all are that at one time or another) slobbering over anyone, even a beloved owner, the way a dog does.
  6. A female attendant or servant.
    — By her woman I sent your message.
动词 v.
  1. To staff with female labor.
    — […]he should prove, from the testimony of the most experienced seamen, that the vessel was, if not, strictly speaking, sufficiently manned, yet that she was sufficiently manned and womanned. The Gypsey was a vessel of 43 tons burden, and there were on board two able seamen and the Captain’s wife, who was a very good sailor;
  2. To make effeminate or womanish. transitive
    — I have felt so many quirks of joy and grief / That the first face of neither on the start / Can woman me unto't.
  3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. transitive
    — And think it no addition, nor my wish, / To have him see me woman'd.
  4. To call (a person) "woman" in a disrespectful fashion. transitive

词形变化

women plural womxn alternative womyn alternative wymyn alternative womin alternative wommon alternative womon alternative wimin alternative wimmin alternative wimmen alternative wymmyn alternative weoman alternative whoman alternative wimen alternative womans alternative womens alternative womans present,singular,third-person womaning participle,present womanning participle,present womaned participle,past womaned past womanned participle,past womanned past

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词源

词源 1
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 womman
English woman
From Middle English womman, from earlier wimman, wifman, from Old English wīfmann (“woman”, literally “female person”), a compound of wīf (“woman, female”, whence English wife) + mann (“person, human being”, whence English man). For details on the pronunciation and spelling history, see the usage notes below.
Cognate with Scots woman, weman (“woman”), Saterland Frisian Wieuwmoanske (“female person, female human, woman”). Similar constructions can be found in West Frisian frommes (“woman, girl”) (from frou and minske, literally "woman human").
Further information on vocalic development
The current pronunciation of the first vowel of the singular began to appear in western England in the 13th century under the rounding influence of the w, though the older pronunciation with /i/ (→ modern /ɪ/) remained in use into the 15th century. Although the vowel of the plural was sometimes also altered to /u/ (→ modern /ʊ/) beginning in the 14th century, the pronunciation with /ɪ/ ultimately won out there, possibly under the influence of pairs like foot–feet. However, some speakers (especially of New Zealand English or South African English) have either retained or reinnovated the pronunciation of the plural with /ʊ/. The modern spelling women for the plural is due to influence of the singular; it is attested from the 15th century.
For a time in the 16th and 17th centuries, the pronunciation of the singular sometimes drifted even further back towards /uː/ or /ɔː~oː/ (→ modern /oʊ~əʊ/) and the plural sometimes drifted even further forward towards /iː/, leading to comparisons of the words to "woe man" or "we men".)
词源 2
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 womman
English woman
From Middle English womman, from earlier wimman, wifman, from Old English wīfmann (“woman”, literally “female person”), a compound of wīf (“woman, female”, whence English wife) + mann (“person, human being”, whence English man). For details on the pronunciation and spelling history, see the usage notes below.
Cognate with Scots woman, weman (“woman”), Saterland Frisian Wieuwmoanske (“female person, female human, woman”). Similar constructions can be found in West Frisian frommes (“woman, girl”) (from frou and minske, literally "woman human").
Further information on vocalic development
The current pronunciation of the first vowel of the singular began to appear in western England in the 13th century under the rounding influence of the w, though the older pronunciation with /i/ (→ modern /ɪ/) remained in use into the 15th century. Although the vowel of the plural was sometimes also altered to /u/ (→ modern /ʊ/) beginning in the 14th century, the pronunciation with /ɪ/ ultimately won out there, possibly under the influence of pairs like foot–feet. However, some speakers (especially of New Zealand English or South African English) have either retained or reinnovated the pronunciation of the plural with /ʊ/. The modern spelling women for the plural is due to influence of the singular; it is attested from the 15th century.
For a time in the 16th and 17th centuries, the pronunciation of the singular sometimes drifted even further back towards /uː/ or /ɔː~oː/ (→ modern /oʊ~əʊ/) and the plural sometimes drifted even further forward towards /iː/, leading to comparisons of the words to "woe man" or "we men".)
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