| 单词 | matron |
| 释义 | matron (meɪtrən ) Word forms: matrons 1. countable noun & title noun The matron in a nursing home is the woman who is in charge of all the nurses. In the past, the woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital was also called a matron. [British] The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend. Have you told Matron? 2. title noun & countable noun In boarding schools, the matron is the woman who looks after the health of the children. [British] Matron was quite kind but brisk and hurried. ...a prep school matron. 3. countable noun The matron in a hospital or other institution is the woman who is in charge of domestic matters. Matron is also used to refer to a female officer in a prison. [US, old-fashioned] 4. countable noun People sometimes refer to middle-aged women as matrons. [old-fashioned, or written] |
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