| 释义 |
ˈcongresswoman
A woman holding a seat in the U.S. Congress.
1918in Webster Add. 1928N.Y. Times 8 Nov. 28/3 The increasing number of ‘Congresswomen’ is but another indication of the larger part their sex is taking in the public life of the nation. 1946H. L. Mencken in Amer. Speech XXI. 81 The Hon. Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut, the only congresswoman who may be described plausibly as both cerebral and beautiful. |