A manageress is a woman in charge of a business, especially a shop or a restaurant.

A manageress isManageress指的是 a woman in charge of a business負責一項事業的女性, especially a shop or a restaurant尤其是商店或餐廳。

The word was common in British English for much of the last century: the manageress of the café, the manageress of the store. Though actually, many people now find it old-fashioned, and some find it unkind, because it marks the woman as a special kind of manager instead of just a manager.

The word was common in British English這個字在英式英語裡很常見 for much of the last century整個上個世紀大半時間都是：the manageress of the café咖啡店的manageress, the manageress of the store商店的manageress。Though actually不過實際上, many people now find it old-fashioned現在很多人覺得它老派, and some find it unkind有些人甚至覺得它不太友善, because it marks the woman as a special kind of manager因為它把這位女性標示成一種特殊類型的經理 instead of just a manager而不是單純的經理。

Today a woman who runs a shop is usually called a manager, the same word as for a man. You will still meet manageress in older books, old signs, and older speakers.

Today如今, a woman who runs a shop經營一家店的女性 is usually called a manager通常就直接叫manager, the same word as for a man跟稱呼男性用的是同一個字。You will still meet manageress你仍然會在 in older books, old signs, and older speakers舊書、老招牌，和年長的說話者口中遇到manageress。

The -ess ending did the same job on actress and waitress; those have lasted longer, but manageress has mostly faded.

The -ess ending did the same job-ess這個字尾做的是同樣的事 on actress and waitress在actress和waitress上也一樣; those have lasted longer那兩個字留存得比較久, but manageress has mostly faded但manageress已經大多褪色了。