empress

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n. 皇后, 女皇

发音

US
/ˈɛmpɹəs/
/ɪmˈpɹɛs/

词形变化

empresses 复数 empresses empressed empresses 三单 empressing empressing 现在分词 empressed 过去式 empressed 过去分词

别名

emperess empresse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

    女皇

  2. 2.

    The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.

    皇后

    王后

  3. 3.

    The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.

    宗教 哲学
  4. 4.

    A female chimpanzee.

    罕用
  5. 5.

    A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa

  6. 6.

    A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.

    游戏
v.
  1. 1.

    Rare form of impress.

    罕用

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

woman emperor

相关短语

empress regnant empress cloth empress cloths empress dowager 皇太后 empress dowagers empress tree empress trees Holy Roman Empress Holy Roman empress holy Roman empress

词源

From Middle English emperice, emperesse, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, equivalent to emperor + -ess. Doublet of imperatrix. Compare modern French impératrice.

来源：wiktionary