| 单词 | duchess |
| 释义 | duchess From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishOfficialsduchessduch‧ess /ˈdʌtʃɪs/ noun [countable]PGOa woman with the highest social rank outside the royal family, or the wife of a dukethe Duchess of YorkExamples from the Corpusduchess• I say you will live one day like a duchess, because this is what you deserve.• King Charles, not to be outdone, then made the abandoned wife a duchess, the title to die with her.• Remember, I can make you a duchess one day.• Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.• Her heart was touched by what the duchess had offered her and by what had been asked of herself in return.• The duchess was charming, gracious, intelligent.Origin duchess (1300-1400) Old French duchesse, from duc; → DUKE |
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