doyenne
noun /dɔɪˈen/
/dɔɪˈen/
- the most respected or most experienced woman member of a group or profession
地位最高的女子;资格最老的女子 - Martha Graham, the doyenne of American modern dance
玛莎 · 格雷厄姆——美国现代舞之母
词源mid 19th cent.: from French, feminine of doyen from Old French deien, from late Latin decanus ‘chief of a group of ten’, from decem ‘ten’. - Martha Graham, the doyenne of American modern dance