A comedienne is a woman whose job is to make people laugh — a female comedian. The word was borrowed from French, where the ending marks a woman, the way some older English words did.

A comedienne is a woman whose job is to make people laughcomedienne是一位以逗人笑為職業的女性——a female comedian女性喜劇演員。The word was borrowed from French這個字是從法文借來的，where the ending marks a woman那裡的字尾標示女性，the way some older English words did就像一些較舊的英文字那樣。

You still meet it on old posters, in reviews, and in the talk of people who like the French flavour. Though actually, many women who do this work, and many younger speakers, just say comedian for everyone. They feel comedienne puts a woman in a special box she did not ask for.

You still meet it on old posters你還是會在舊海報上看到它，in reviews在評論裡，and in the talk of people who like the French flavour以及喜歡法文味道的人的談話裡。Though actually不過其實，many women who do this work很多做這行的女性，and many younger speakers以及很多年輕的說話者，just say comedian for everyone都直接對每個人說comedian。They feel comedienne puts a woman in a special box she did not ask for她們覺得comedienne把女性放進一個她們沒要求的特別框框裡。

Neither word is rude; the difference is fashion and feeling. If a student only learns comedian, they will still be understood everywhere.

Neither word is rude兩個字都不是粗話；the difference is fashion and feeling差別在於流行和感受。If a student only learns comedian如果學生只學comedian，they will still be understood everywhere到哪裡都還是聽得懂。

Comedienne is the older, marked word you may read more than you hear.

Comedienne is the older, marked word you may read more than you hearcomedienne是比較舊、有標記性別的字，你可能比較常讀到而不是聽到。