Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12713
headmistress
女校长
核心释义
a woman who is the headmaster of a school
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(中小学)女校长
n. a woman headmaster
(中小学)女校长
用法In use
At the school assembly, the headmistress announced that the science fair would be held next month.
用法提示：句中headmistress为名词，作主语，指中小学女校长。
Parents asked the headmistress about the new dress code before it took effect.
用法提示：句中headmistress为名词，作宾语，指女校长。
The headmistresses of several local schools met to discuss shared library resources.
用法提示：headmistresses是headmistress的复数形式，作主语，指多位女校长。
the headmistress of [school]
headmistress 指女校长，对应男性校长 headmaster。
The headmistress of the school welcomed the new students.
学校的女校长欢迎了新来的学生。
be appointed headmistress
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- headmistress of a girls' school
- 女子学校的女校长
- She was appointed headmistress of a girls' school.她被任命为一所女子学校的女校长。
- the headmistress's office
- 女校长办公室
- The students were called to the headmistress's office.学生们被叫到了女校长办公室。
- strict headmistress
- 严格的女校长
- The new strict headmistress changed many school rules.新的严格女校长更改了许多校规。
- be appointed headmistress
- 被任命为女校长
- She was appointed headmistress in 2019.她于2019年被任命为女校长。
- under the new headmistress
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
校长是学校的“头脑”（head），“女主人”（mistress）掌管全校，合起来就是女校长。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学校行政、正式文件、教职工会议 该词比较正式、传统，多用于英国或英联邦国家的中小学场合，尤其见于正式文件或学校管理语境；日常口语中通常更常用 head teacher 或 principal。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
headmaster 和 headache 与 headmistress 共享开头的 /hɛd/ 音。mistress、actress、waitress 与 headmistress 有相同的非重读结尾 /trɪs/，但它们不是完全押韵，因为重音元音不同。注意 stress /strɛs/ 拼写相似，但读音不同，不要混淆。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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