anchoress

n. 女隐士

词形变化

anchoresses 复数

别名

anchress

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

  2. 1.

    An anchorwoman.

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词源

From Middle English ankres, ankerisse, anchoryse; equivalent to anchor + -ess.

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