Definition of directress in English:
directress
(also directrice)
noun dʌɪˈrɛktrəsdɪˈrɛktrəsdəˈrɛktrəs
A female director.
女导演;女主管;女局长;女署长;女董事;女经理;女指挥
Example sentencesExamples
- Although they were shortened because of the long introduction, I was still bewildered - and a little unnerved - by the fact that Mme LeFay, our directrice, had started our daily routine… on the very first day.
- In the 1770s case of Helen Henderson against the surviving kin of the deceased John MacLean, Helen said that she was ‘not a Common Servant’ as alleged, but ‘assistant or directress of a Boarding School in Edinburgh.’
- Run by Margaret Palmer Bergin, a qualified AMI directress, the school offers education through arts, crafts, music and drama.
- Much to our satisfaction, the response to our quiz competition had been good so far,’ said Kamakshi Balakrishna, the directress of the Chinmaya Vidyapeet.
Origin
Early 17th century: from director + -ess1; the variant directrice is an adopted French form.