duchess

名词 duchess:

1. the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

1. The duchess, though well-known as a society hostess, conveyed an unmistakably brittle air.
   公爵夫人虽然是有名的社交界女主人，却明显流露出冷冰冰的表情
2. The duchess bedeck herself with jewel.
   公爵夫人用珠宝装扮自己。
3. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester live in their own dukedom.
   格洛思特公爵及公爵夫人住在他们自己的公国里。
4. She became the Duchess of Kent when she was twenty.
   在她二十岁的时候，她成为了肯特公爵夫人。

duch.ess

n.Abbr. D.（名词）缩写 D.
The wife or widow of a duke.
公爵夫人或公爵遗孀
A woman holding title to a duchy in her own right.
女公爵：本人享有公爵称号的女人
Used as the title for such a noblewoman.
用作这些贵妇人的称号

来源：
Middle English duchesse
中古英语 duchesse
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin ducissa
源自 中世纪拉丁语 ducissa
from Latin dux duc- [leader] * see duke
源自 拉丁语 dux duc- [领导者] *参见 duke