late 14c., "condition of being a woman," also "qualities or characteristics considered natural to a woman," from woman + -hood. Meaning "women collectively" is attested from 1520s.
双语例句
1. She symbolised for me the best of Indian womanhood.
在我看来，她代表着最优秀的印度女性。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Pregnancy is a natural part of womanhood.
女人怀孕是天经地义的事。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Here she is on the threshold of womanhood.
现在她将迈入成年期。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He watched his daughters grow to womanhood.
他看着自己的女儿们都长大成人了。
来自《权威词典》
5. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.
