prima donna

noun
🔊/ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə/
🔊/ˌpriːmə ˈdɑːnə/
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  1. the main woman singer in an opera performance or an opera company(歌剧演出或歌剧团的)首席女歌唱演员,女主角演员Topics Film and theatrec2
  2. (disapproving) a person who thinks they are very important because they are good at something, and who behaves badly when they do not get what they want妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者;恃才傲物者
  3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: Italian, literally ‘first lady’.