
美:/'ˈmeɪərəs/
复数 mayoresses
n. 女市长;市长夫人
I won't be called Mayoress because that's the name for a mayor's wife. I'd rather just be called Cat.
我不想被称为Mayoress(可表示女市长或市长夫人),因为这是对市长太太的称呼,我还是希望被称为猫。
The Lord Mayor was to have laid the foundation stone but he was taken ill last night so the Lady Mayoress is doing it instead.
市长大人原订要来行奠基礼,可他昨天晚间病了,所以市长夫人替他代行。
Mayoress María José Fernández said the family had never visited the local health centre before, but confirmed that the baby was doing fine.
女市长María José Fernández 说,之前,这家人从没有到过当地的健康中心,但是她表示,这个孩子现在很好。
The Orchestral; Gala will be performed by artists from Concordia Foundation, of which the Lady Mayoress is an Honorary Patron.
此次演出的艺术家来自康桥艺术基金,由伦敦金融城市长夫人名誉赞助。
"mayoress"是英语中一个具有双重含义的市政称谓,其使用需结合具体语境理解:
市长配偶(传统用法) 指在任市长的妻子或女性伴侣,属于礼仪性头衔。该用法常见于英国及英联邦国家市政体系,配偶在正式活动中承担辅助性礼仪职责。例如:"The mayoress accompanied the mayor during the royal visit"(牛津英语词典对市政称谓的解析。
女性市长(现代性别中立用法) 随着性别平等意识增强,该词也可指代通过选举产生的女性市长。但需注意当代英语更倾向使用中性词"Mayor"指代所有性别的市长,如:"Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London"(英国政府官网市政职务说明。
使用注意事项:
该词的演变反映了社会对性别角色认知的变化,当代市政文献更推荐使用"Mayor"作为中性称谓,既包含男性市长,也包含女性市长。
根据多个权威词典和语料库的释义,"mayoress" 是一个具有双重含义的英语名词,具体解释如下:
核心释义
使用场景
Our mayoress is speaking at the meeting.
The band played in the mayor and his wife.
语言特征
现代使用建议 随着性别中立语言的发展,多数场合更倾向直接使用"mayor"指代市长(无论性别),而"mayoress"多保留传统用法或礼仪场景。
建议需要更详细例句或地域用法差异的用户,可查看新东方在线词典或海词词典的完整内容。
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