Jane Doe

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Jane Doe /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ $ -ˈdoʊ/ noun [countable, uncountable] American English  SCLPERSON/PEOPLEused especially by the police to refer to a woman whose name is not known 某女，无名女士〔尤为警方使用〕 → John Doe

Examples from the Corpus

Jane Doe• Dennis Price, that the little girl was Baby Jane Doe.

Jane Doe nounChinese  

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Jane Doe
Jane Doe /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ $ -ˈdoʊ/ noun [uncountable and countable] American English
used especially by the police to refer to a woman whose name is not known
⇨ John Doe

Jane DoeBrE /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdoʊ/ 🔊 noun [singular] (NAmE) used to refer to a woman whose name is not known or is kept secret, especially in a court of law 无名女士，某女（不知姓名或在法庭等上隐匿真名的女当事人）an average woman 普通女子  ➡  compare John Doe

• When a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to use the. * school 指机构时，不需用定冠词 the：◆When do the children finish school? 孩子们什么时候毕业？ When you are talking about a particular building, the is used. 指校舍时要用定冠词 the：◆I'll meet you outside the school. 我在学校外面等你。 Prison, jail, court, and church work in the same way. * prison、jail、court 和 church 的用法相同：◆Her husband spent three years in prison. 她丈夫坐了三年牢。

 ➡ note at college, hospital