dowager的读音 dowager中文意思

英音  [ˈdaʊədʒə(r)] 
美音  [ˈdaʊədʒɚ] 
n. 继承亡夫爵位(或遗产的)遗孀,贵妇
中文词源
dowager 孀居贵妇
来自古法语douagere, 来自词根don, 给予,词源同data, donate. 用来指孀居贵妇。
dowager 用法和例句
" In spite of her age , the lady dowager looked forward to any excitement . "
“贾母虽年老,却极有兴头。”
Like to a step dame ora dowager .
像一个继妇或寡妇。
The dowager duchess lives in a grace and favour apartment at hampton court .
那个公爵遗孀居住在汉普顿大楼饮赐的公寓内。
The empress dowager had the motive .
皇太后慈禧就有此动机。
As she knew that the lady dowager had given her to baoyu she felt this would not be an undue liberty .
“袭人素知贾母已将自己与了宝玉的,今便如此,亦不为越礼”
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