英语词汇“dowager”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dowagerdow‧a‧ger /ˈdaʊədʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

WORD ORIGINdowager

Origin:

1500-1600 Old French douagiere, from douer ‘to give, endow’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Her acne hadn't cleared up, and she was trying to look like a dowager.
Only a century ago, a fair proportion of us would have died in childbirth, or been dubbed dowagers by 40.
Provision needed to be made for dowager widows, and for younger sons and for daughters, and perhaps for other persons.
The dowager looked on and smiled and thought courteously about the people.
The morning-coated manager had recognized them and was being proprietary with them in front of a dowager customer.
They, together with the custody of the young earl, were given to the dowager countess and so remained under Herbert control.

1a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband:

the dowager Duchess of Devonshire2informal a respected and impressive old lady

单词	dowager
释义	dowagerdow‧a‧ger /ˈdaʊədʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdowager Origin: 1500-1600 Old French douagiere, from douer ‘to give, endow’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES the dowager empress EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Her acne hadn't cleared up, and she was trying to look like a dowager. Only a century ago, a fair proportion of us would have died in childbirth, or been dubbed dowagers by 40. Provision needed to be made for dowager widows, and for younger sons and for daughters, and perhaps for other persons. The dowager looked on and smiled and thought courteously about the people. The morning-coated manager had recognized them and was being proprietary with them in front of a dowager customer. They, together with the custody of the young earl, were given to the dowager countess and so remained under Herbert control. 1a woman from a high social class who has land or a title from her dead husband: the dowager Duchess of Devonshire2informal a respected and impressive old lady
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