| 单词 | governess |
| 释义 | governess noun[C] uk/ˈɡʌv.ən.əs/us/ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nəs/(especiallyin the past) a woman wholiveswith afamilyandteachestheirchildrenathome （尤指旧时的）家庭女教师Teachers
governess| American Dictionarygoverness noun[C] us/ˈɡʌv·ər·nəs/(esp. in the past) a woman wholiveswith afamilyandeducatesthechildrenathome Examplesofgovernessgoverness The "successful"governess, it seems, manages her pupils into "successful" betrothals - just like the marriage plot novel. From theCambridge English Corpus The governess's presence made the middle-class family's social replication of itself possible; imagining her as only supplemental mitigated its dependence on such an aristocratic holdover. From theCambridge English Corpus Maurice does still advocate careful policing of intimacy between thegovernessand the men of the family. 11. From theCambridge English Corpus This contingency requires that thegovernessbe endlessly adaptable. From theCambridge English Corpus This is just the kind of between-stairs position that agoverness, a nanny, or perhaps a superior lady's maid, would occupy. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of thegovernessmanuals whose authors are known were written by women, explicitly claiming to have successful governessing experience. From theCambridge English Corpus Thegovernessbecomes visible when something is wrong - when her pupil's performance is faulty. From theCambridge English Corpus However, by the 1840s, calls for the more systematic education of schoolmistresses and governesses were multiplying. From theCambridge English Corpus She never attended a class, never studied for an examination, never had to adjust even to the discipline of agoverness. From theCambridge English Corpus Thegovernessis blamed for her pupils' misbehavior, but is given no method to prevent it. From theCambridge English Corpus First, there is the figure of thegoverness, the outsider willingly admitted into the family - clearly without having her spiritual credentials checked. From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of domestic servants and governesses, the nature of their employment enforced dispersion, rather than concentration. From theCambridge English Corpus The same was true for governesses, although they only lived in the houses of the rich. From theCambridge English Corpus It also suggests the potential agovernesshas to change the moral direction of her students. From theCambridge English Corpus The identity of the woman, then, is contingent upon her efficacy as agoverness. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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