| 单词 | duchess |
| 释义 | duchess noun[C] uk/ˈdʌtʃ.es/us/ˈdʌtʃ.es/(thetitleof) a woman who ismarriedto adukeor who has therankofduke: 公爵夫人（头衔）；女公爵（头衔）the Duchess of Kent肯特公爵夫人 Royalty, aristocracy & titles
duchess| American Dictionaryduchess noun[C] us/ˈdʌtʃ·əs/(in somecountries) thetitleof a woman who has a very highsocialrank, or who is thewifeof aduke, or thepersonof thatrank Examplesofduchessduchess Isn't this the way you speak to a dowagerduchess? From theCambridge English Corpus This division was pointedly underlined in women's visits to the newduchess. From theCambridge English Corpus Officially, he was never restored to his place as the duchess's secretary. From theCambridge English Corpus She has grandeur and aristocracy; she looks every bit in the mode of an 18th centuryduchess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I had not any friends among the duchesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The dowagerduchesswho lives in a mansion will pay as much as the widow who is living in a basement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one's political perceptive, the country is not made up of duchesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was sorry that he ridiculed it on the basis of elderly duchesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The wife of the miner could spend an extra £7 a year as easily as aduchess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These people are not dukes and duchesses; they are poor women. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no duchesses on my side in politics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are obsessed with high estates and duchesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope it is not a question of training the young people of my class as servants for duchesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not true that we do not care whether they are duchesses or kitchenmaids? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the nice gentlemen on the other side, all the dukes and duchesses, would give him the cold shoulder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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