abbess

FREQ #34383

n. 女修道院院长

发音

UK /ˈæb.ɪs/
UK /ˈæb.ɛs/
CA
US /ˈæb.ɪs/
US /ˈæb.ɛs/

词形变化

abbesses 复数 abbesses

别名

abb. abbatess abbotess

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.

    The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.

  2. 2.

    A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

mother superior prioress

上位词 2

woman superior

下位词 1

mother

相关短语

lady abbess Covent Garden abbess

词源

From Middle English abbesse, from Old French abeesse (French abbesse), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, feminine of Latin abbas, abbatis (“abbot”).

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