princess

名词 n.
/pɹɪnˈsɛs/|/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/    /ˈpɹɪnsɛs/|/ˈpɹɪnsɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
    — She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.
  2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
    — Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't.
  3. A female ruler or monarch; a queen. archaic
    — And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […]
  4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
    — Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
  5. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
  6. A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna. US,derogatory
    — Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork.
  7. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
  8. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
  9. A female lemur.
  10. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
  11. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

词形变化

princesses plural princesse alternative,archaic

词源

From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.
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