| 释义 |
ˈpresidentess
[f. president n. + -ess.]
a. A female president.
b. The wife of a president.
1782Eng. Chron. 8–10 Jan. 3/3 Beau Monde Intelligence,..Arranged by the Ton Committees..Lady Ar― Presidentess. 1786F. Burney Diary & Lett. III. 171, I became by that means the presidentess of the dinner and tea table. 1801H. C. Robinson Diary, etc. (1869) I. 91, I..was introduced to the well-bred, accomplished presidentess, Fräulein Gerstendorf. 1844Blackw. Mag. LV. 294 La Gitana became all but presidentess of the Transatlantic republic. 1891Daily News 23 June 5/4 Cards are out in Madame Carnot's name for a ‘Matinée dansante’..the Presidentess alone issues them. |