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matronly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ma·tron·ly /ˈmeɪtrənli/ adjective  WOMANused to describe a woman who is fairly fat and no longer young – to avoid saying this directly 发福的〔委婉语,用于较年长的女性〕 a matronly woman of 50 一名发福的50岁妇女
ma·tron·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable


matronly
matronly /ˈmeɪtrənli/ adjective
used to describe a woman who is fairly fat and no longer young – to avoid saying this directly:
    a matronly woman of 50


ma·tron·lyBrE /ˈmeɪtrənli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmeɪtrənli/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) (of a woman 妇女) no longer young, and rather fat 韶华已逝而且肥胖的