businesswoman
businesswoman — 名詞
1. a female adult whose job is running, owning, or working in a company, especially
女商人
從事或經營商業的女性,常指高階主管。
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.
Maya is a successful businesswoman who owns three coffee shops in Taipei.
Maya 是一位成功的女商人,在台北擁有三家咖啡店。
successful + businesswoman; owns [number] [shops]
The award honoured Lina Chen as the most influential businesswoman in the country.
這個獎項表彰 Lina Chen 為全國最具影響力的女性商人。
the most influential businesswoman in [place]
Her grandmother became a wealthy businesswoman after starting a small bakery in 1962.
她的祖母在 1962 年開了一家小麵包店後,成為一位富有的女商人。
Several businesswomen from Tokyo joined the conference to share advice with younger founders.
幾位來自東京的女商人參加了這場會議,與年輕的創業者分享經驗。
The magazine interviewed Sarah, a young businesswoman who built a fashion brand from her bedroom.
雜誌採訪了 Sarah,一位從臥室打造出時尚品牌的年輕女商人。
- 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).