Word
schoolmarm
/ˈskuːlmɑːm/
noun
像女教师一样严厉古板的人；严厉刻板的人
Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person who is harsh and stern.
- 1.
Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person acting harsh and stern.
像女学究一样严厉刻板的人
- 2.
A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.
有两个或多个树干的树；分叉的树
多树干树；分叉树；像女学究一样严厉刻板的人；有两个或多个树干的树；分叉的树；女教师；女学究
In use
The old schoolmarm rapped her ruler on the desk to get the students' attention.
When the children misbehaved, the schoolmarm would assign them extra homework.
The schoolmarms at the academy were known for their strict discipline.
be a schoolmarm
用于描述具有刻板印象中女教师特质的人。
She was a strict schoolmarm who insisted on perfect grammar.
她是一位严厉的女教师，坚持要求完美的语法。
act like a schoolmarm
常含贬义，指行为过于挑剔或说教。
He accused his colleague of acting like a schoolmarm by correcting everyone's pronunciation.
他指责同事像个女学究一样纠正每个人的发音。
Common mistakes
Connections
Confusing words
- schoolteacher
- 教师（中性） · schoolmarm 特指严厉或老派的/女/教师，带有贬义或怀旧色彩；schoolteacher 为中性泛称
- schoolmistress
- 女校长（旧式） · schoolmarm 指严厉的女教师；schoolmistress 多指女校长或女主管教师，语气更正式/过时
Word family
- schoolmarmish
- 女学究式的；古板严厉的 · adj.
- schoolmarmy
- 像女学究似的；爱说教的 · adj.
Learner notes
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.