Republican Queen
构词拆解
queen
词干
词源说明
From republican + queen. From the United States being a republic, and queens being the martial consort of the leader of a kingdom (a king), where the US had recently became independent from such an entity (Great Britain, under King George); thus terming the consort of the male president a form of queen.
释义
名词noun
- 1(US, politics, obsolete) Former name of First Lady (of the United States of America); FLOTUS. [18th–19th c.]