单词 | governess trade |
释义 | > as lemmasgoverness trade governess trade n. ΚΠ 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xvii. 324 ‘I was not thinking of the slave-trade,’ replied Jane; ‘governess-trade, I assure you, was all that I had in view; widely different certainly as to the guilt of those who carry it on; but as to the greater misery of the victims, I do not know where it lies.’ View more context for this quotation 2011 M. Neville Amorous Educ. Celia Seaton 306 The thought of returning to the governess trade held no appeal, and marriage to another even less. < as lemmas |
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