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单词 chatelaine
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chatelaine
noun[C]
old-fashioned
uk
/ˈʃæt.əl.eɪn/us
/ˈʃæt̬.ə.leɪn/
a woman wholivesin and is inchargeof alargehouse:
（城堡或大別墅的）女主人
LadyTavistock was the chatelaine of Woburn Abbey.泰维斯托克夫人是“沃本修道院”乡村别墅的女主人。
She was themistressof alargecountryhouse, a chatelaine wellaccustomedtoprovidingforunexpectedguests.她是一个大型乡村别墅的女主人，非常擅长接待不速之客。
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  • She is adaughterof old-money American highsociety, chatelaine ofhomesin Long Island,PalmBeach andVirginia.
  • HerbestfriendMarilyn was chatelaine of aJacobeanmanorhouse.
  • Like the chatelaine of acastle, sheensuresthat allaspectsofcateringrunsmoothly.
  • "ThefilmcrewforPrideand Prejudice were here for sevenmonths,"observedthe chatelaine, theHonMrsAngela Horn.
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(Definition ofchatelainefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Who knows, there may be a more humblechatelainewho is saying his prayers and counting his blessings.
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Typically, the governor general's wife would be the viceregal consort and act as the hostess andchatelaineof the household.
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It consists of a hook fixed to a handle which may be simple or decorative as part of a dresser set orchatelaine.
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Thechatelaineof the village took an interest in the talented boy, but was horrified by his desire to be an artist.
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On thechatelainewould hang the keys which gave her the authority over who could access what within the household.
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Thechatelainethen sends out a third knight.
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