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单词 jane
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Definition of jane in English:

jane

noundʒeɪndʒeɪn
US informal
  • A woman.

    〈非正式,主美〉女人

    some jane had come out defending him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pretty much every Jane, Dick and Harry has a DVD writer in their PC system, DVD writers have become standard equipment.
    • Not surprisingly, there are about three Joes for every Jane – but even so, that means there are over 8 million Janes.
    Synonyms
    lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Phrases

  • plain Jane

    • informal An unattractive girl or woman.

      其貌不扬的女孩(或女人)

      he'd never give a plain Jane like you a second's thought
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But then as realisation dawns that the array of beauty products have not after all kept their ‘promise’ of turning the plain Jane into a stunning beauty as in those alluring ads, the search for newer range begins.
      • Its angle is to take a group of plain Janes, make them over into glamour girls, and then have them all take part in a season-ending beauty pageant.
      • Sixteen plain Janes fight it out in an extreme new reality show in a bid to become a beauty queen.
      • I was the skinny, flat chested plain Jane that was the abnormal one in my family.
      • No guy had liked me before that and I had my doubts that a guy like him would really want life with a plain Jane like me.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the given name Jane.

Definition of jane in US English:

jane

nounjāndʒeɪn
US informal
  • A woman.

    〈非正式,主美〉女人

    some jane had come out defending him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not surprisingly, there are about three Joes for every Jane – but even so, that means there are over 8 million Janes.
    • Pretty much every Jane, Dick and Harry has a DVD writer in their PC system, DVD writers have become standard equipment.
    Synonyms
    lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Phrases

  • plain Jane

    • informal An unattractive girl or woman.

      其貌不扬的女孩(或女人)

      he'd never give a plain Jane like you a second's thought
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its angle is to take a group of plain Janes, make them over into glamour girls, and then have them all take part in a season-ending beauty pageant.
      • No guy had liked me before that and I had my doubts that a guy like him would really want life with a plain Jane like me.
      • But then as realisation dawns that the array of beauty products have not after all kept their ‘promise’ of turning the plain Jane into a stunning beauty as in those alluring ads, the search for newer range begins.
      • Sixteen plain Janes fight it out in an extreme new reality show in a bid to become a beauty queen.
      • I was the skinny, flat chested plain Jane that was the abnormal one in my family.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the given name Jane.

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