Word · Frequency #26627
chairwoman
女主席；女议长
a woman who presides at the meetings of an organization
- 1.
A female chairperson
女性主席。
女性主席。；女主席；女议长
In use
The chairwoman called the meeting to order at nine.
As chairwoman, she made sure everyone had a chance to speak.
The committee elected a new chairwoman last week.
chairwoman of [organization]
常与定冠词the连用
She was elected chairwoman of the board.
她被选为董事会女主席。
serve as chairwoman
固定搭配，表示担任职务
She served as chairwoman for three years.
她担任了三年女主席。
appoint [someone] chairwoman
职务名词前不加冠词
The organization appointed her chairwoman.
该组织任命她为主席。
Common mistakes
She is the chairman of the committee.She is the chairwoman of the committee.
英语中 chairman 常作性别中立词，但明确指女性时应用 chairwoman。汉语头衔无性别区分，学习者易忽略性别对应。
The chairwoman are meeting now.The chairwomen are meeting now.
chairwoman 的复数形式是 chairwomen，属于不规则变化（类似 woman/women）。学习者可能误加 -s 或不改变词形。
Connections
Collocations
- chairwoman of the board
- 董事会女主席
- She was appointed chairwoman of the board in 2021.她于2021年被任命为董事会女主席。
- serve as chairwoman
- 担任女主席
- She served as chairwoman for two terms.她担任了两届女主席。
- elected chairwoman
- 当选的女主席
- He congratulated the newly elected chairwoman.他祝贺新当选的女主席。
- current chairwoman
- 现任女主席
- The current chairwoman called the meeting to order.现任女主席宣布会议开始。
- former chairwoman
- 前任女主席
- The former chairwoman still attends every annual meeting.前任女主席仍然出席每次年会。
- first chairwoman
Learner notes
Memory Tip
chair（椅子/主席）+ woman（女人）：坐在主席位上的女性，就是女主席。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal meetings、committee leadership、official announcements 本词多用于正式场合，指主持或领导会议、委员会等的女性。若不需特别强调性别，现代英语中也常用 chair 或 chairperson 作中性表达。
Grammar Note
复数: chairwomen
Pronunciation & Spelling
woman 与 chairwoman 的尾部读音相同（/wʊmən/），但不是整词押韵；chairman 与 human 的 -man 读 /mən/，与 chairwoman 的 /wʊmən/ 不同；women 拼写接近但读作 /ˈwɪmɪn/，注意不要按 woman 的读音推断。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.