Reverend mother
n. （对女修道院院长的称呼）院长嬷嬷
📖 牛津释义
Reverend Mother
(title of a) Mother Superior of a convent 女修道院院长（的称号）.
🧩 词语组成解析
reverend
[['revərənd]]
n. 教士, 大人(对教士的尊称)\\na. 应受尊敬的, 教士的
mother
['mʌðɚ]
n. 母亲，妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;
vt. 像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
🗣️ 情景例句
Please, use the phone.
请随便用。
Fine. I'd like to reserve one for next Tuesday.
好。我想预定一辆，下星期二用。
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
1860年昆斯伯里侯爵第一次为拳击比赛制定了规则，拳击比赛这才用上了手套。