释义 |
ˈneighbouress rare. [f. neighbour n. + -ess.] A female neighbour.
1388Wyclif Exod. iii. 22 A womman schal axe of hir neiȝboresse and of her hoosteesse siluerne vesselis and goldun. 1535Coverdale Jer. ix. 20 That euery one maye teach hir neghbouresse to make lamentacion. 1849Thackeray Gt. & Lit. Dinners Wks. 1902 VI. 655 You may chance to get near a pleasant neighbour and neighbouress. |