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clergywoman的意思

clergywoman

基本解释

n. 女牧师;牧师妻

英文词源

clergywoman (n.)
1670s, a nun, from clergy + man (n.). Not seriously as "woman pastor" until 1871; in between it was used humorously for "old woman" or "domineering wife of a clergyman." Compare clergyman.