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BNC: 130 COCA: 111

woman
woman /ˈwʊmən/ noun
plural women /ˈwɪmən/
woman
/ˈwʊmən/
noun
plural women /ˈwɪmən/
Learner's definition of WOMAN
1 
[count] : an adult female human being成年女子；妇女
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 
[count] : a woman who has a specified job or position从事…工作的女子；担任…职位的女士
— usually used in combination通常用于合成词
3 
[noncount] : all women thought of as a group（泛指）女性，女人
4 
[count] old-fashioned : a female servant (such as a maid)女佣人；女仆
5 
[count] informal : the girlfriend, wife, or lover of a man女友；妻子；情妇
— see also little woman, other woman
6 
[count] : a woman who comes from or lives in a specified town, city, etc.来自…的女子；居住在…的女子 — used chiefly by journalists主要为记者所用
7 
[count] : a woman who likes something very much or who is known for some activity or interest酷爱…的女子；以…而著称的女子
8 
[count] informal + old-fashioned — used when you are talking to a woman in an angry way娘儿们，婆娘（用于愤怒时对女人的称呼）

woman of action

— see action

woman of the hour

— see hour
BNC: 130 COCA: 111

woman

noun

wom·​an ˈwu̇-mən How to pronounce woman (audio)
especially Southern
ˈwō- How to pronounce woman (audio)
or
ˈwə- How to pronounce woman (audio)
plural women ˈwi-mən How to pronounce woman (audio)
1
a
: an adult female person
b
: a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)
—usually used in combination
councilwoman
2
: womankind
3
: distinctively feminine nature : womanliness
4
: a woman who is a servant or personal attendant
5
a
chiefly dialectal : wife
b
: mistress
c
: girlfriend sense 2
6
: a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified
I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold. Hattie Brown Garrow
woman adjective
womanless
ˈwu̇-mən-ləs How to pronounce woman (audio)
 especially Southern  ˈwō-
 or  ˈwə-
adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She grew up to become a confident and beautiful woman. She is a grown woman. The store sells shoes for both men and women.
Recent Examples on the Web James became the first woman and person of color to lead the Wharton School, while Wooten became Simmons’ first Black president. Time, 18 Sep. 2022 Daniel, the first woman to run Unicode’s Emoji Subcommittee and a designer at Google, has been a champion for more inclusive emojis. Jennifer Korn, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022 Police found a man and woman in the back of a home in the 2600 block of North 53rd Avenue suffering from gunshot wounds. Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 An unidentified man and woman walked up to them and offered what sounded too good to be true: Well-paying jobs, free housing, transportation. Jeannette Hinkle, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022 Peltola is the first woman to represent Alaska in the House and the first Alaska Native to represent the state in either chamber of Congress. Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2022 Peltola is the first woman to represent Alaska in the House and the first Alaska Native to represent the state in either chamber of Congress. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Cheri Beasley was the first Black woman to serve as Chief Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 16 Sep. 2022 Princess Anne became the first woman royal to take part in this ceremonial vigil, called the Vigil of the Princes. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of woman was before the 12th century

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BNC: 130 COCA: 111
woman

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + WOMAN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤young年輕女子▸➤middle-aged中年婦女▸➤elderly, old, older上了年紀的女人；老婦；較年長的婦女◇The thief tricked his way into an elderly woman's home.竊賊使用欺騙的手段進入了一個老太太家。◇Older women often have difficulty conceiving.年齡較大的女性不容易懷孕。➤adult, grown成年女子◇The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman.她記憶中的那個小女孩已經長大成人了。➤married已婚女人▸➤single, unattached, unmarried單身女子；未婚女士▸➤widowed寡婦▸➤divorced離婚的婦女▸➤pregnant孕婦▸➤childless無子女的女人➤menopausal, post-menopausal更年期／絕經婦女▸➤business (usually businesswoman) , career, professional, working女商人；職業婦女➤average, ordinary普通的女人➤extraordinary, remarkable非凡的／了不起的女人▸➤attractive, beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty有魅力的女人；漂亮女郎；端莊秀麗的女子；美女▸➤desirable性感女郎▸➤plain, ugly相貌平平的女子；醜女人▸➤well-dressed衣着高雅的女士➤educated, intelligent, smart (especially NAmE) 有教養的女人；聰明的女人◇highly educated women who are successful in business受過良好教育並在事業上取得成功的女人➤powerful, strong有權勢的女人；女強人➤successful成功的女人➤independent, modern獨立的女人；現代女性▸➤motherly慈母般的女人▸➤decent, good, kind, nice正派的女人；好女人；善良的女人▸➤evil, wicked邪惡的女人；壞女人▸➤hysterical歇斯底里的女人▸➤battered受虐待的婦女◇a hostel for battered women受虐婦女收容所➤the other情婦；第三者◇She was the 'other woman' in this family drama (= the one the husband was having an affair with).她就是這場家庭鬧劇中的第三者。◇Jean Menkes plays the president's wife and Fiona Handley plays the other woman.瓊・門克斯飾演總統夫人，而菲奧娜・漢德利扮演總統的情婦。VERB + WOMAN➤marry娶某個女人▸➤depict, portray, present, show刻畫女性；塑造女性；表現女性◇We want to change the way women are depicted in the media.我們想要改變媒體眼中的女性形象。➤abuse, assault, rape虐待／侵犯／強姦婦女PHRASES➤the oppression of women, violence against women對婦女的壓迫／暴力◇a United Nations report on violence against women一份有關暴力傷害婦女的聯合國報告➤the position of women, the role of women, the status of women女性的地位；女性的作用◇There were important changes in the position of women in society.女性的社會地位有了重大變化。➤a woman of a certain age (= not young) 上年紀的婦女➤women of childbearing age育齡婦女▸➤a woman of the world深通世故的女人◇He saw her as a woman of the world who could offer him advice.他認為她深通世故，能夠幫他出出主意。➤women's liberation, the women's movement (becoming old-fashioned) 婦女解放／運動◇a symbol of women's liberation婦女解放的標誌➤a women's group婦女組織➤women's rights婦女權利➤women's studies女性研究◇a professor of women's studies研究女性問題的教授

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