grande dame

noun

🔊/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈdɑːm/

🔊/ˌɡrɑːn ˈdɑːm/

(plural grande dames, grandes dames

🔊/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈdɑːmz/, 🔊/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈdɑːm/

🔊/ˌɡrɑːn ˈdɑːmz/, 🔊/ˌɡrɑːn ˈdɑːm/

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a woman with a lot of experience and influence in a particular area
- Barbara Hepworth, the grande dame of British sculpture and friend of Picasso芭芭拉·赫普沃斯（Barbara Hepworth），英国雕塑大贵妇，毕加索的朋友