marchioness

FREQ #34714

n. 侯爵夫人, 女侯爵

发音

UK /ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/
US /ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/

词形变化

marchionesses 复数 marchionesses

别名

marquise

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The wife of a marquess.

    侯爵夫人

  2. 2.

    A woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.

  3. 3.

    An old-fashioned maid-of-all-work; female servant.

    废旧 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

marquise

上位词 4

wife lady noblewoman peeress

词源

From Medieval Latin marchionissa, feminine form of marchion, from Late Latin marca, from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“area, region, edge, rim, border”).

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