English Dictionary

iron lady

名詞

別表記 異形 古語

A strong-willed and unrelenting female leader. / Alternative form of iron maiden / (archaic) A sewing machine.

日本語の意味

強情で不屈な女性指導者 / 『鉄の処女』という表現の代替形 / （古語）ミシン

The iron lady stood before the assembly, her voice steady as she outlined the difficult reforms.

不屈の女性指導者は議会の前に立ち、難しい改革の概要を落ち着いた声で述べた。

意味（1）

A strong-willed and unrelenting female leader.

On the one hand, the patriarchal discourse constructs the identity of 'an iron lady' for the successful woman leader.

意味（2）

Alternative form of iron maiden

It tried one's nerves to look on the rack that had pulled men to pieces, on the iron lady which opened in front and then embraced and crushed her victim with sharp spikes, and on the sword that had cut off hundreds of heads.

意味（3）

(archaic) A sewing machine.

In the delicate parts of work -- in those mysteries known to the erudite as flounces, gussets, frills, and tucks -- in the learned complications of the herringbone system, and the homely art of darning -- we imagine that the iron lady is not proficient.

iron ladies （ plural ）