When a woman possessed a particular skill, ability, or background, that quality tended to carry less weight.

如果一位女性申请者拥有特定的技术、能力或背景，那么这些指标的重要性就有可能被削弱。

Prejudices are unmanageable things, and the good aunts, like most women, possessed a plentiful supply, so Rose found it like beating her head against a wall to try and convince them that Archie was wise in loving poor Phebe.

偏见是无法控制的，好心的阿姨们，像大多数女人一样，拥有充足的供应，所以罗斯发现这就像用头撞墙一样试图说服他们阿奇爱可怜的菲比是明智的。