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单词 supergirl
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Supergirln.

Brit. /ˈsuːpəɡəːl/, /ˈsjuːpəɡəːl/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌɡərl/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, girl n.
Etymology: < super- prefix + girl n., after superman n.
A young woman (occasionally a girl) having outstanding physical or mental abilities, talents, or achievements. Cf. superwoman n.In early use after superman n. 1; later usually with allusion to various fictional characters featuring as the female equivalent of comic book heroes Superboy and Superman (see quots. 1949, 1959).
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1912 S. M. Fox Waters of Bitterness & Clodhopper 135 My sisters are..pig-headed owls about what they call their careers... My sisters are all supergirls—worse luck!
1921 Writer Aug. 118/2 For the past year the literary wolf pack has been hunting the supergirl... Physically, mentally,..financially, her like has never been known before.
1949 Superboy Nov. (front cover) In this issue Superboy meets Supergirl.
1959 Action Comics May (front cover) Introducing ‘The Supergirl from Krypton!’ Is she Friend or Foe?
1972 ‘C. Keene’ Secret of Mirror Bay ii. 16 I may be strong, but I'd have to be Supergirl to hold your weight!
1991 T. Clancy Sum of all Fears (1992) 229 She was pregnant again with her third, but that wasn't expected to slow Supergirl down.
2009 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 9 Jan. 3 Supergirl Shannon Lee McKenzie ‘died’ four times as a baby, but her brushes with death have given her an extra zest for life.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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