lioness

CET-4 大学 FREQ #25665

n. 雌狮

发音

其它 /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/

词形变化

lionesses 复数 lionesses

教材释义与例句

名词

母狮子；雌狮

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female lion (animal).

  2. 2.

    A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

lion king of beasts

相关短语

mountain lioness

词源

From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.

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