2008年7月29日 星期二

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–noun 

1. a married woman, esp. one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position

2. a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution. 

3. a woman serving as a guard, warden, or attendant for women or girls, as in a prison.





daisy_miller  

After society matron Mrs. Walker ostracizes her, Daisy's final rash action reveals to Winterbourne how his old-fashioned mores may have [sealed] her fate. With a screenplay by Frederic Raphael and location shooting in Rome and Switzerland, Bogdanovich carefully recreated the rich surroundings and stultifying social [strictures] of James' story. 





see dowager



vigilante dilettante 

fraternity & sorority



ostracize 

surrogate relegate ...and Samantha Morton is striking in her portrayal of Deborah Curtis before being relegated

spinster harridan

















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