chairwoman

/ˈtʃeəwʊmən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃerwʊmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən/ (ame, mw)

chairwoman — noun

  • chairwomansingular
  • chairwomenplural

1. a woman whose job is to lead a meeting, committee, board, or similar group, deci

1.名詞B2
釋義

a woman whose job is to lead a meeting, committee, board, or similar group, deciding who may speak and keeping the discussion on track.

例句

Rania was elected chairwoman of the school's parent committee last spring.

elected chairwoman of + [organization]

The chairwoman opened the board meeting by welcoming two new directors from Singapore.

the chairwoman opened/closed + [meeting]

同義詞
  • chair

    gender-neutral and now the most common form in business and politics

  • chairperson

    explicit gender-neutral alternative; slightly more formal

  • presiding officer

    formal; typical in legal or parliamentary contexts

  • president

    head of a society, club, or organization; broader in scope than meeting leadership

文法句型

chairwoman of [organization]

用法筆記

Often followed by 'of' + the body being led (committee, board, party, council). Increasingly replaced in modern English by the gender-neutral 'chair' or 'chairperson'; reserve 'chairwoman' for cases where gender is being explicitly marked.

常見錯誤

❌She is the chairwoman from the parent committee.
✅She is the chairwoman of the parent committee.
💡use 'of', not 'from', to link the role to its organization.
❌Mira was the chairwoman the meeting.
✅Mira chaired the meeting.' OR 'Mira was the chairwoman at the meeting.
💡'chairwoman' is a job title, not a verb; use 'chair' as a verb for the action.