late 14c., "condition of being a woman," also "qualities or characteristics considered natural to a woman," from woman + -hood. Meaning "women collectively" is attested from 1520s.
权威例句
1. She symbolised for me the best of Indian womanhood.
在我看来,她代表着最优秀的印度女性。
2. Pregnancy is a natural part of womanhood.
女人怀孕是天经地义的事。
3. Here she is on the threshold of womanhood.
现在她将迈入成年期。
4. He watched his daughters grow to womanhood.
他看着自己的女儿们都长大成人了。
5. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.