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benefactress

/ben-uh-fak-tris, ben-uh-fak-/US // ˈbɛn əˌfæk trɪs, ˌbɛn əˈfæk- //

女恩人,女施主,女强人,女主人公

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a woman who confers a benefit, bequest, endowment, or the like.

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Examples

  • I think of one whom the poor of a great city know as their benefactress and friend.

  • As soon as they arrive, Inkle goes and sells his benefactress in the slave market.

  • Anna in trembling accents thanked her kind benefactress, and hastened to present it to her father as Mrs. Meridith's gift.

  • Now I do not wonder at your father's agitation at meeting one who reminded him of his lost friend and benefactress.

  • She rapidly acquired sufficient influence to supplant her benefactress.

  • I rejoiced for my benefactress, I rejoiced for the tender and affectionate Edith.