dowager

英['daʊədʒə(r)] 美['daʊədʒər]
  • n. (继承亡夫爵位或遗产的)遗孀;老年贵妇
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Noun:
  1. a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

1. Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence.
在皇帝遗孀面前任何人不得进餐。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the dowager Duchess of Norfolk
诺福克公爵遗孀

来自《权威词典》

3. The Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty attended to state affairs for several decades.
清朝慈禧太后垂帘听政几十年.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Even the Dowager had not been as incompetent.
西太后本人当时并非是无能为力的.

来自辞典例句

5. Here was still a lofty self - regard in her bearing the dignity of a dowager empress.
她那派头仍然带有高傲的 自尊,具有皇太后一般的尊严.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He used to be a servant of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
      他曾经在宫中伺候慈禧太后。
    2. The empress dowager gave orders to snuff out the crown prince.
      皇太后传旨杀掉皇太子。
    3. In spite of her age, the dowager looked forward to any excitement.
      虽年老,这位阔老太却极有兴头。
    4. She sent her little maid in to see if the dowager's meal had been served.
      她叫小丫头去查看在为老太太摆饭了没有。