late 14c., "condition of being a woman," also "qualities or characteristics considered natural to a woman," from woman + -hood. Meaning "women collectively" is attested from 1520s.
雙語例句
1. She symbolised for me the best of Indian womanhood.
在我看來，她代表著最優(yōu)秀的印度女性。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Pregnancy is a natural part of womanhood.
女人懷孕是天經(jīng)地義的事。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Here she is on the threshold of womanhood.
現(xiàn)在她將邁入成年期。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He watched his daughters grow to womanhood.
他看著自己的女兒們都長大成人了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.