-ess

短语

女…；雌…；母…

发音

其它 /ɛs/

词形变化

-esses 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Used to form female equivalents.

    女-

    母-

    actor + -ess → actress

    chanter + -ess → chantress

    duke + -ess → duchess (“female ruler of a duchy”)

    god + -ess → goddess

    lion + -ess → lioness

    prince + -ess → princess (“daughter of monarch (holding this title in her own right, who would become a queen regnant); the female equivalent of a prince”)

  2. 2.

    The wife of.

    alderman + -ess → aldermaness (“alderman’s wife”)

    duke + -ess → duchess (“duke’s wife”)

    mayor + -ess → mayoress (“mayor’s wife”)

    priest + -ess → priestess (“priest’s wife”)

    prince + -ess → princess (“prince’s wife (who would become a queen consort)”)

    squire + -ess → squiress (“squire’s wife”)

  3. 1.

    Used to form nouns from adjectives.

    习语
  4. 1.

    Used to form proper nouns from nouns.

    习语

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ (-ĭssă)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess From Middle English -esse, borrowed from Old French -esse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Displaced Old English -en (feminine suffix of nouns).

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