三八婦女節(jié)，又稱(chēng)國(guó)際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女節(jié)，是全世界勞動(dòng)?jì)D女團(tuán)結(jié)戰(zhàn)斗的光輝節(jié)日。你知道婦女節(jié)用英文怎么說(shuō)嗎?下面就和小編一起學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)習(xí)吧。

　　三八婦女節(jié)的英文介紹

　　International Women's Day

　　International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

　　International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles to demand women's suffrage.

　　The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies. Following is a brief chronology of the most important events:

　　1909

　　In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate it on the last Sunday of that month through 1913.

　　1910

　　The Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen, established a Women's Day, international in character, to honour the movement for women's rights and to assist in achieving universal suffrage for women. The proposal was greeted with unanimous approval by the conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, which included the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament. No fixed date was selected for the observance.

　　1911

　　As a result of the decision taken at Copenhagen the previous year, International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March) in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded the right to work, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination on the job.

　　Less than a week later, on 25 March, the tragic Triangle Fire in New York City took the lives of more than 140 working girls, most of them Italian and Jewish immigrants. This event had a significant impact on labour legislation in the United States, and the working conditions leading up to the disaster were invoked during subsequent observances of International Women's Day.

　　1913-1914

　　As part of the peace movement brewing on the eve of World War I, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February 1913. Elsewhere in Europe, on or around 8 March of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with their sisters.

　　1917

　　With 2 million Russian soldiers dead in the war, Russian women again chose the last Sunday in February to strike for "bread and peace". Political leaders opposed the timing of the strike, but the women went on anyway. The rest is history: Four days later the Czar was forced to abdicate and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote. That historic Sunday fell on 23 February on the Julian calendar then in use in Russia, but on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar in use elsewhere.

　　Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point for coordinated efforts to demand women's rights and participation in the political and economic process. Increasingly, International Women's Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of women's rights.

　　The Role of the United Nations

　　Few causes promoted by the United Nations have generated more intense and widespread support than the campaign to promote and protect the equal rights of women. The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. Since then, the Organization has helped create a historic legacy of internationally agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.

　　Over the years, United Nations action for the advancement of women has taken four clear directions: promotion of legal measures; mobilization of public opinion and international action; training and research, including the compilation of gender desegregated statistics; and direct assistance to disadvantaged groups. Today a central organizing principle of the work of the United Nations is that no enduring solution to society's most threatening social, economic and political problems can be found without the full participation, and the full empowerment, of the world's women.

　　2000 - 2007

　　IWD is now an official holiday in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.

　　The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men.

　　However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomed into university, women can work and have a family, women have real choices. And so the tone and nature of IWD has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.

　　Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. While there are many large-scale initiatives, a rich and diverse fabric of local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

　　Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google even changes its logo on its global search pages. Corporations like HSBC host the UK's largest and longest running IWD event delivered by women's company Aurora. Last year Nortel sponsored IWD activities in over 20 countries and thousands of women participated. Nortel continues to connect its global workforce though a coordinated program of high-level IWD activity, as does Accenture both virtually and offline. Accenture supports more than 2,000 of its employees to participate in its International Women's Day activities that include leadership development sessions, career workshops and corporate citizenship events held across six continents - in eight cities in the United States and in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Africa and the UK. Accenture also coordinated am IWD webcast featuring stories about Accenture women worldwide that ran uninterrupted for 30 hours across 11 time zones via Accenture's intranet. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

　　So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

　　國(guó)際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女節(jié) (International Working Women's Day) 又稱(chēng)“聯(lián)合國(guó)婦女權(quán)益和國(guó)際和平日”(U.N. Day for Women's Rights and International Peace)或“三八”婦女節(jié)，是全世界勞動(dòng)?jì)D女團(tuán)結(jié)戰(zhàn)斗的光輝節(jié)日。在這一天，世界各大洲的婦女，不分國(guó)籍、種族、語(yǔ)言、文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)和政治的差異，共同關(guān)注婦女的人權(quán)。近幾十年來(lái)，聯(lián)合國(guó)的四次全球性會(huì)議加強(qiáng)了國(guó)際婦女運(yùn)動(dòng)，隨著國(guó)際婦女運(yùn)動(dòng)的成長(zhǎng)，婦女節(jié)取得了全球性的意義。這些進(jìn)展使國(guó)際婦女節(jié)成為團(tuán)結(jié)一致、協(xié)調(diào)努力要求婦女權(quán)利和婦女參與政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)生活的日子。

　　國(guó)際婦女斗爭(zhēng)的紀(jì)念日。1909年3月8日，美國(guó)芝加哥女工因要求男女平等權(quán)利而舉行示威，次年8月在丹麥哥本哈根召開(kāi)的國(guó)際第二次社會(huì)主義者婦女大會(huì)上決定，為了促進(jìn)國(guó)際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女的團(tuán)結(jié)和解放，以每年3月8日為婦女節(jié)。也叫國(guó)際婦女節(jié)。

　　三八婦女節(jié)的由來(lái)

　　聯(lián)合國(guó)從1975年國(guó)際婦女年開(kāi)始慶祝國(guó)際婦女節(jié)，確認(rèn)普通婦女爭(zhēng)取平等參與社會(huì)的傳統(tǒng)。1997年大會(huì)通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)決議，請(qǐng)每個(gè)國(guó)家按照自己的歷史和民族傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，選定一年中的某一天宣布為聯(lián)合國(guó)婦女權(quán)利和世界和平日。聯(lián)合國(guó)的倡議導(dǎo)致為實(shí)現(xiàn)男女平等建立了國(guó)家法律框架，并且提高了公眾對(duì)于迫切需要在各個(gè)方面提高婦女地位的認(rèn)識(shí)。

　　1857年3月8日，美國(guó)紐約的服裝和紡織女工舉行了一次抗議，反對(duì)非人道的工作環(huán)境，12小時(shí)工作制和低薪。游行者被警察圍攻并趕散，兩年以后，又是在三月，這些婦女組織了第一個(gè)工會(huì)。

　　1908年3月8日，15000名婦女在紐約市游行，要求縮短工作時(shí)間，提高勞動(dòng)報(bào)酬與享有選舉權(quán)，禁止使用童工。她們提出的口號(hào)是"面包和玫瑰"，面包象征經(jīng)濟(jì)保障，玫瑰象征較好的生活質(zhì)量。五月，美國(guó)社會(huì)黨決定以二月的最后一個(gè)星期日做為國(guó)內(nèi)的婦女節(jié)。

　　第一次世界大戰(zhàn)前,戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的陰影籠罩著世界，帝國(guó)主義企圖瓜分殖民地。1910年8月，在丹麥?zhǔn)锥几绫竟匍_(kāi)了國(guó)際社會(huì)主義者第二次婦女代表大會(huì)。出席會(huì)議的有17個(gè)國(guó)家的代表，會(huì)議討論的主要問(wèn)題是反對(duì)帝國(guó)主義擴(kuò)軍備戰(zhàn)，保衛(wèi)世界和平;同時(shí)還討論了保護(hù)婦女兒童的權(quán)利，爭(zhēng)取8小時(shí)工作制和婦女選舉權(quán)問(wèn)題。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)這次會(huì)議的著名德國(guó)社會(huì)主義革命家、杰出的共產(chǎn)主義戰(zhàn)士克拉拉·蔡特金倡議，以每年的3月8日作為全世界婦女的斗爭(zhēng)日，得到與會(huì)代表的一致?lián)碜o(hù)。從此以后，“三八”婦女節(jié)就成為世界婦女爭(zhēng)取權(quán)利、爭(zhēng)取解放的節(jié)日。1917年,俄國(guó)婦女號(hào)召在2月23日 罷工以要求"面包和和平",抗議惡劣的工作環(huán)境和食物短缺.這天依據(jù)俄國(guó)使用的儒略歷是當(dāng)月的最后一個(gè)星期日,折合成歐洲廣范使用的格里高歷是3月8日.

　　1911年的3月8日為第一個(gè)國(guó)際勞動(dòng)?jì)D女節(jié)。

　　1917年3月8日，俄國(guó)彼得格勒的女工，勇敢地舉起了“三八”節(jié)的戰(zhàn)斗紅旗，舉行了反對(duì)帝國(guó)主義戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、反對(duì)沙皇制度、反對(duì)饑餓的游行示威。

　　中國(guó)婦女第一次舉行“三八”節(jié)紀(jì)念活動(dòng)是在1924年，在中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，廣州勞動(dòng)?jì)D女舉行紀(jì)念會(huì)和游行。會(huì)議由我國(guó)婦女運(yùn)動(dòng)的先驅(qū)何香凝主持，會(huì)上提出了“打倒帝國(guó)主義”、“保護(hù)婦女兒童”的口號(hào)。這次活動(dòng)顯示了中國(guó)勞動(dòng)?jì)D女的覺(jué)醒和力量。

　　1949年12月，中央人民政府政務(wù)院規(guī)定每年的3月8日為婦女節(jié)。聯(lián)合國(guó)從1975年國(guó)際婦女年開(kāi)始慶祝國(guó)際婦女節(jié)，確認(rèn)普通婦女爭(zhēng)取平等參與社會(huì)的傳統(tǒng)。1977年大會(huì)通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)決議，請(qǐng)每個(gè)國(guó)家按照自己的歷史和民族傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，選定一年中的某一天為聯(lián)合國(guó)婦女權(quán)利和世界和平日。對(duì)聯(lián)合國(guó)而言，國(guó)際婦女節(jié)定為3月8日。

　　[編輯本段]婦女節(jié)禮物

　　如果你要送花給女性，則可以送：茉莉花(Jessamine)的花語(yǔ):純潔和永恒愛(ài)情;凌霄花寓意慈母之愛(ài),經(jīng)常與冬青、櫻草放在一起,結(jié)成花束贈(zèng)送給母親。香草:象征代表著母親品德高尚、高貴的花卉。康乃馨(香石竹):母親之花、母親節(jié)的主花。

　　你也可以送一些對(duì)方喜歡的禮物：比如適合她的香水、她喜歡的衣服、鞋子、袋子等。如果可以，親自送到她手上哦。

　　當(dāng)然，用心溝通才是最重要的，所以在這一天，你想表達(dá)你對(duì)她的愛(ài)，那么，早點(diǎn)下班陪陪她，做飯給她吃，然后陪她聊聊天。

　　[編輯本段]婦女節(jié)意義

　　國(guó)際婦女節(jié)是在每年的3月8日為慶祝婦女在經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治和社會(huì)等領(lǐng)域做出的重要貢獻(xiàn)和取得的巨大成就而設(shè)立的節(jié)日。同時(shí)，也是為了紀(jì)念在1911年美國(guó)紐約三角工廠(chǎng)火災(zāi)中喪生的140多名女工。

　　設(shè)立國(guó)際婦女節(jié)的想法是最先產(chǎn)生于20世紀(jì)初，當(dāng)時(shí)西方各國(guó)正處在快速工業(yè)化和經(jīng)濟(jì)擴(kuò)張階段。惡劣的工作條件和低廉的工資使得各類(lèi)抗議和罷工活動(dòng)此起彼伏。1857年3月8日，美國(guó)紐約的制衣和紡織女工走上街頭，抗議惡劣的工作條件和低薪。盡管后來(lái)當(dāng)局出動(dòng)警察攻擊并驅(qū)散了抗議人群，但這次抗議活動(dòng)促成了兩年后的3月第一個(gè)工會(huì)組織的建立。

　　接下來(lái)的數(shù)年里，幾乎每年的3月8日都有類(lèi)似的抗議游行活動(dòng)。其中最為引人注目的是在1908年，當(dāng)時(shí)有將近15000名婦女走上紐約街頭，要求縮短工作時(shí)間，增加工資和享有選舉權(quán)等，并喊出了象征經(jīng)濟(jì)保障和生活質(zhì)量的“面包加玫瑰”的口號(hào)。首次慶祝婦女節(jié)是在1909年2月28日，當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)社會(huì)黨發(fā)表了一項(xiàng)宣言，號(hào)召在每年2月的最后一個(gè)星期日舉行紀(jì)念活動(dòng)。這樣每年的慶祝活動(dòng)一直持續(xù)到1913年。1910年，社會(huì)主義國(guó)際在丹麥哥本哈根召開(kāi)首屆國(guó)際婦女會(huì)議。會(huì)上德國(guó)婦女運(yùn)動(dòng)領(lǐng)袖克拉拉·蔡特金(Clara Zetkin)倡議設(shè)定一天為國(guó)際婦女節(jié)，得到與會(huì)代表的積極響應(yīng)。次年3月19日，奧地利、丹麥、德國(guó)和瑞士等國(guó)總共超過(guò)一百萬(wàn)人舉行各種活動(dòng)慶祝國(guó)際婦女節(jié)。6天之后的3月25日，紐約發(fā)生了著名的三角工廠(chǎng)火災(zāi)，火災(zāi)吞噬了140多名制衣女工的生命，這其中大多數(shù)是意大利和猶太移民。而惡劣的工作條件被認(rèn)為是導(dǎo)致如此重大傷亡的主要原因。這場(chǎng)火災(zāi)后來(lái)還對(duì)美國(guó)的勞工立法產(chǎn)生了重要影響。

　　而在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)前夕，歐洲的婦女們也于1913年3月8日走上街頭，通過(guò)舉行和平集會(huì)等形式反對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。

　　紀(jì)念國(guó)際婦女節(jié)的活動(dòng)后來(lái)還證明是俄國(guó)革命的前奏。1917年3月8日，當(dāng)時(shí)的俄國(guó)婦女舉行罷工，要求得到“面包與和平”。4天后，沙皇被迫退位，臨時(shí)政府宣布賦予婦女選舉權(quán)。十月革命成功之后，布爾什維克的女權(quán)活動(dòng)家科倫泰(Alexandra Kollontai)說(shuō)服列寧將3月8日設(shè)為法定假日。蘇聯(lián)時(shí)期，每年都會(huì)在這天紀(jì)念“英雄的婦女工作者”。不過(guò)在民眾中，節(jié)日的政治色彩逐漸減弱而演變成類(lèi)似西方的母親節(jié)和情人節(jié)之類(lèi)向女性表達(dá)尊敬和愛(ài)意的機(jī)會(huì)。至今，這天仍是俄羅斯的法定假日，男性會(huì)贈(zèng)送禮物給婦女以祝賀她們的節(jié)日。

　　在西方國(guó)家，國(guó)際婦女節(jié)的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)在上世紀(jì)二三十年代期間正常舉行，但后來(lái)一度中斷。直到1960年代，隨著女權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)的興起才又逐漸恢復(fù)。

　　1924年，中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨在廣州首次舉行了婦女節(jié)的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)。1949年，大陸中央政府成立后正式將3月8日定為婦女節(jié)，該日全國(guó)婦女放假半天，并舉行各種形式的慶祝活動(dòng)。在臺(tái)灣、香港和澳門(mén)等地，婦女節(jié)也都作為一個(gè)節(jié)日予以慶祝。但在1991年，臺(tái)灣島內(nèi)內(nèi)政部卻取消了原本婦女節(jié)時(shí)婦女可以放假的規(guī)定。

　　聯(lián)合國(guó)從1975年國(guó)際婦女年開(kāi)始，每年于3月8日舉辦活動(dòng)慶祝國(guó)際婦女節(jié)。

　　饒有情趣的世界婦女節(jié)

　　三八婦女節(jié)3月8日，是國(guó)際婦女節(jié)，但是在世界各地，除了“三八”以外，還有許多專(zhuān)屬女性的節(jié)日，而且?guī)缀跏敲總€(gè)月都有。

　　掌權(quán)日　每年的1月4日，是瑞士某些地區(qū)的“婦女掌權(quán)日”，在為期4天的節(jié)日中，家里大小事務(wù)全由婦女說(shuō)了算，男人統(tǒng)統(tǒng)“閉幕”。

　　求愛(ài)日　每逢閏2月29日這天，是英國(guó)舊俗中的“婦女求愛(ài)日”。這一天，婦女可以擺脫世俗的清規(guī)戒律，大膽向意中人或未拿定主意的情人示意。西班牙的“女市長(zhǎng)節(jié)”，也在2月份。當(dāng)日，由女性主持市政公務(wù)，發(fā)號(hào)施令，男人如違抗，就會(huì)被公眾群起攻之。

　　少女節(jié)　3月3日是日本的“少女節(jié)”，又稱(chēng)“姑娘節(jié)”，是全國(guó)性的節(jié)日。日本人認(rèn)為，這時(shí)正值紅桃報(bào)春，是女性美的象征，所以也叫“桃花節(jié)”。

　　媽媽節(jié)　4月，在尼泊爾有一個(gè)歷時(shí)3天的婦女節(jié)，來(lái)自各地的婦女，披著紅色“紗籠”，成群結(jié)隊(duì)地涌向首都加德滿(mǎn)都的帕蘇帕蒂?gòu)R。她們?cè)诔燥柫擞烧煞蚺胫蟮拿朗澈?，便在神像前大唱贊歌。在印度，這個(gè)月有一個(gè)“媽媽節(jié)”。這一天，已為人母者穿上彩色繽紛的“紗籠”，帶上各種首飾，顯得風(fēng)姿綽約。這日也是一年中她們最受尊重的一天。

　　母親節(jié)　5月的第二個(gè)星期日，是美國(guó)、加拿大和歐洲一些國(guó)家的母親節(jié)，其主要內(nèi)容是尊敬母親。這一天，美國(guó)的家庭成員要按習(xí)慣佩戴石竹花，做一些使母親高興的事。5月29日，是中非的“媽媽節(jié)”、母親要帶著孩子參加游行。5月的第三個(gè)星期日，是西班牙的“百女節(jié)”，訂了婚還未過(guò)門(mén)的少女們持花登高，互相祝福。

　　太太節(jié)　8月23日至9月15日，是德國(guó)漢堡的“太太節(jié)”。由婦女組成的演藝團(tuán)體，專(zhuān)演一些宣傳男女平等的戲，以示慶祝。8月12日，則是泰國(guó)的“母親節(jié)”。

　　狂歡節(jié)　10月10日至15日，是德國(guó)萊茵地區(qū)的“婦女狂歡節(jié)”。在此期間，婦女“大自由”。男人們不得查探婦女活動(dòng)的內(nèi)容，違者會(huì)被抓問(wèn)罪。10月17日，是非洲馬拉維共和國(guó)的婦女節(jié)，這一天有全國(guó)性慶典，男人在當(dāng)天要對(duì)妻子呵護(hù)有加，侍侯周到。

　　休息日　12月31日到第二天中午，是希臘的“主婦休息日”。這天，婦女在家里什么也不干，一切家務(wù)全由男人承擔(dān)。

　　“三八”的由來(lái)

　　還有一種意思:

　　閩南一帶有一句俗語(yǔ)“三八”。這是一句罵人的話(huà)，意思是指那些不正經(jīng)或者行為、語(yǔ)言等方面不符合禮儀、道德規(guī)范的人。“三八”這句俗語(yǔ)是怎么來(lái)的呢?

　　清朝末年，八國(guó)聯(lián)軍侵略中國(guó)，腐敗的清政府懾于八國(guó)聯(lián)軍的壓力，被迫與八國(guó)聯(lián)軍簽訂了許多喪權(quán)辱國(guó)的條約，并開(kāi)放寧波、上海、青島、廈門(mén)、廣州等五個(gè)港口為通商口岸。從此，外國(guó)侵略者肆意在中國(guó)土地上橫行霸道。那時(shí)，廈門(mén)、泉州等地也駐有許多外國(guó)鬼子，每逢三、八的日子，外國(guó)鬼子就成群結(jié)隊(duì)到處橫行，有的開(kāi)著汽車(chē)在路上橫沖直撞，有的攔劫婦女施以強(qiáng)暴，有的拿中國(guó)人作為靶子練習(xí)射擊，有的借酒瘋毆打行人……真是無(wú)惡不作。中國(guó)人民對(duì)此行徑非常痛恨，所以一見(jiàn)外國(guó)鬼子就說(shuō)“三八鬼子又來(lái)了”，趕快逃避。

　　后來(lái)，“三八鬼子”這句話(huà)一直流傳下來(lái)，在流傳過(guò)程中，人們?yōu)榱撕?jiǎn)便，就縮為“三八”。凡是遇到那些行為不端，語(yǔ)言粗魯、不遵禮儀的人，人們就說(shuō)：“這個(gè)人真‘三八’。”

　　“三八”婦女節(jié)中婦女的年齡范圍：

　　三八婦女節(jié)18歲以上的所有成年女性的節(jié)日。

　　《現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)規(guī)范字典》中"婦女"一詞的含意,僅指"成年女子"并無(wú)其他特殊意指.已婚女子被稱(chēng)作"婦人".

　　也就是說(shuō)成年女子只要是年滿(mǎn)十八歲,就屬于是"婦女"的范疇,并不是專(zhuān)指結(jié)了婚的女性!它是屬于所有年滿(mǎn)十八歲周歲以上女性的.

　　“三八”從來(lái)非敬語(yǔ)，“白骨精”群起而攻之，不悖情理。但因厭惡“三八”一詞而攻詰婦女節(jié)，則是選錯(cuò)了靶子。蓋三八婦女節(jié)是舶來(lái)品，“三八”卻是土產(chǎn)品。二者巧合，只在字面。

　　大陸人見(jiàn)臺(tái)灣人喜用“三八”形容女性舉止輕浮、做事魯莽、瘋瘋癲癲，遂以為該詞源于粵語(yǔ)或閩南話(huà)，實(shí)則不然。“三八”乃道地中原詞匯。劉福根著《漢語(yǔ)詈詞研究》，梳理“漢語(yǔ)罵詈小史”，內(nèi)列“三八”條目，釋為：“俗謂素性生硬、作事乖張，曰‘三八’。典出〔元〕元懷《拊掌錄》：‘北部有妓女，美色而舉止生梗，人謂之生張八。’寇忠愍(準(zhǔn))乞詩(shī)于(魏)野，野贈(zèng)之詩(shī)云：‘君為北道生張八，我是西州熟魏三。莫怪尊前無(wú)笑語(yǔ)，半生半熟未相諳’。座客大發(fā)一噱。”魏野因排行第三，自稱(chēng)“魏三”。“三八”即簡(jiǎn)自“魏三”、“生張八”。另外，沈括《夢(mèng)溪筆談·藝文三》早載此事，唯“生梗”作“生硬”，“人謂”作“士人謂”，文字稍異，當(dāng)為《拊掌錄》所本。

　　宋代中原地區(qū)百姓大量移民閩、粵，遂將家鄉(xiāng)俗語(yǔ)“三八”帶到此地，最終越過(guò)海峽、傳到臺(tái)灣，成為臺(tái)灣“省罵”。罵人也講性別對(duì)等，臺(tái)灣又用“半生頭”專(zhuān)罵男性，意與“三八”相近，亦源于“半生半熟”之語(yǔ)。而在大陸，“生張熟魏”不載現(xiàn)代漢語(yǔ)辭典，成語(yǔ)詞典尚存。隨著兩岸交往日深，“三八”方有返鄉(xiāng)之旅。

　　魏野是宋初知名隱士，一生不曾出仕，《宋史》本傳云其詩(shī)“有唐人風(fēng)格，多警策句”。上述贈(zèng)妓詩(shī)純屬打油，無(wú)意間給后世留下三個(gè)詞語(yǔ)，堪稱(chēng)一樁趣事。