countess

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n. 伯爵夫人, 女伯爵

发音

US /ˈkaʊntɪs/

词形变化

countesses 复数 countesses

别名

Countess countesse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The wife of a count or earl.

    伯爵夫人

  2. 2.

    A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

    Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

lady noblewoman peeress

相关短语

Countess Wear

词源

From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.

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