duchess

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The wife or widow of a duke.
    — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have ended months of intense speculation by announcing they are expecting their first child, but were forced to share their news earlier than hoped because of the Duchess's admission to hospital on Monday.
  2. The female ruler of a duchy.
动词 v.
  1. to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously. Australia,informal
    — On arrival in England he was “duchessed” in a manner that no Australian Prime Minister has ever been “duchessed” before or since. Northcliffe was looking for someone around whom he could build a campaign against Asquith. Hughes filled the bill nicely.

词形变化

duchesses plural dutchess alternative,archaic duchesses present,singular,third-person duchessing participle,present duchessed participle,past duchessed past dutchess alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
archduchess Duchess duchessdom duchesshood duchesslike duchessly duchessness duchess potatoes duchessy dutch Dutchess County grand duchess
相关词
duchesse lace duchesse duchesse potatoes

词源

词源 1
From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.
词源 2
From Middle English duchesse, from Old French duchesse. Doublet of duchesse.
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