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grande dame

/gran -dam, deym; French grahnd -dam/US // ˈgræn ˈdæm, ˈdeɪm; French grɑ̃d ˈdam //

大贵族,大名鼎鼎的贵妇人,贵妇人,大贵妇人

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural grandes dames [gran -damz, deymz; French grahnd -dam]. /ˈgræn ˈdæmz, ˈdeɪmz; French grɑ̃d ˈdam/.

    • : a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
    • : a woman who is the doyenne of a specific field: a grande dame of the American theater.

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Examples

  • Spoiler: you may think twice before getting another Grande Chestnut Praline Latte.

  • Brutally, Ms. Grande, to be a true diva you need to have lived a bit.

  • Grande, who like Cyrus is 21, had been called a diva and was upset about it.

  • The problem is Grande has now painted herself into a bit of a nice-girl corner, which is a place no diva ever wants to be.

  • Previous Beltrán Leyva henchmen had nicknames like El Grande or La Barbie and were stone-faced killers.

  • Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.

  • But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.

  • Dame Dorothy Packington sent the trusty and well beloved Thos.

  • Ils me conduysirent en la plus grande cabane de toutes; elle contenoit bien 80 ames.

  • Car ils estoyent en grande cholere et en non moindre crainte; mais la cholere faisoit plus de bruit.