英和和英

語源

Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/

名詞

litterateuse (plural litterateuses)

1. Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.

   Synonym: litteratrice

   • 2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:

     [T]he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse.