businesswoman

businesswoman — noun

1. a female adult whose job is running, owning, or working in a company, especially

1.名詞A2
釋義

a female adult whose job is running, owning, or working in a company, especially someone with a senior role such as a director or manager.

例句

Maya is a successful businesswoman who owns three coffee shops in Taipei.

successful + businesswoman; owns [number] [shops]

The award honoured Lina Chen as the most influential businesswoman in the country.

the most influential businesswoman in [place]

同義詞
  • entrepreneur

    stresses starting and running one's own company; gender-neutral

  • executive

    focuses on a senior management role inside a company; gender-neutral

  • businessperson

    gender-neutral umbrella term, common in formal writing

文法句型

a/the + businesswoman

businesswoman + from/in [place]

用法筆記

The plural is irregular: 'businesswomen', pronounced with a different vowel in the second syllable. Often modified by adjectives describing status or success (successful, leading, prominent, self-made).

常見錯誤

❌She is a businesswomen.
✅She is a businesswoman.
💡use the singular form for one person.
❌My mother is a business woman.
✅My mother is a businesswoman.
💡write it as one word, not two.