| 单词 | headmistress |
| 释义 | headmistress noun[C] mainlyUKuk/ˌhedˈmɪs.trəs/us/ˈhedˌmɪs.trəs/a woman who is inchargeof aschool Compare headteacher headmaster Teachers
headmistress noun[C] mainlyUKuk/ˌhedˈmɪs.trəs/us/ˈhedˌmɪs.trəs/afemaleheadteacher 女校长 Examplesofheadmistressheadmistress We are short of teachers in infant schools, and we are having great difficulty in getting headmistresses for such schools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been told—and it is almost unbelievable—that some secondary schools seldom allow headmasters or headmistresses to attend governors' meetings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, theheadmistresschose to buy a perimeter fence and some benches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has caused concern and anguish among parents of the children attending the school and the concern of a dedicatedheadmistressand staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The headmistress's study is partitioned off from this one common place, and the anteroom to it is occupied by the school secretary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His task is to please theheadmistressand put more people on the dole, whether in his constituency or in mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theheadmistressdid not understand the reason, and spoke to the teacher about this, and asked why it was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They think that they are witnessing the retirement of a popularheadmistressunder circumstances that some might regret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, of course there is a large secretariat which enables aheadmistressto be freed from a good deal of administrative work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old days these copies would have been taken across by a schoolboy, who would have got an effective receipt from theheadmistress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirty-two of the comprehensive schools, and seven of the mixed schools, had headmistresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the greatest headmasters and headmistresses have come from outside the profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot expect aheadmistressto suddenly jack in everything because one is coming to visit the next day because our business has been changed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a first-rate school with a very goodheadmistressand staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To-day the task of a headmaster or aheadmistressis a particularly heavy one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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