| 释义 |
speakerine|spiːkəˈriːn|
[a. Fr. speakerine, f. speaker announcer (f. speaker) + fem. suff. -ine.]
A woman announcer on radio or television; a television hostess.
1957Manch. Guardian 19 Dec. 5/3 B.B.C. television viewers will see a programme..in which ten European countries will take part... The British contribution is to be the ‘finale’, in which Sylvia Peters is to introduce the women announcers—known as ‘speakerines’—of Europe. 1973D. May Laughter in Djakarta v. 97 We're going to hear the news from this lovely speakerine? 1979J. Rathbone Euro-Killers ix. 96 He..turned on the television. A speakerine was announcing the programme. |