大家闺秀 meaning in English
girls from respectable [cultured] families; a young lady of a big, noble family; daughter of an eminent family
Examples
- You are genteel enough, you look like a lady .
你是够文雅的，看上去象个大家闺秀。 - A christian young lady of fortune should find her ideal of life in a village .
一位笃信基督教的大家闺秀，可以在乡村中找到自己的生活理想。 - She was a lady born, a jewel, though probably she could do no more than just read and write .
她是天生的大家闺秀，是一颗明珠，除了粗通文墨，也许什么也不懂了。 - Between them, they taught her all that a gentlewoman should know, but she learned only the outward signs of gentility .
凡是大家闺秀知道的事情，她们已经没有一样不教她，可是她所学得的，只是一种表面的礼貌。 - Oh , you are quite a lady , miss jane
“啊，你是个大家闺秀啦，简小姐！