governess

英['ɡʌvənəs] 美['ɡʌvərnəs]
  • n. 女家庭教师
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Noun:
  1. a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

1. My little girl does not go to school; she has a governess.
我的小女儿没有上学, 她有位家庭女教师.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He does not like the new governess by a fraction.
他一点也不喜欢他的新家庭女教师.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Our governess was told to make sure we knew how to talk like English ladies.
要求家庭女教师教会我们英国贵妇般的谈吐。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess.
恐怕你也不怎么像家庭教师.

来自疯狂英语突破英语语调

5. You mean you don't know anything about being a governess?
你是说,你一点也不知道怎么当家庭教师 吗 ?

来自疯狂英语突破英语语调

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Paul has got an excellent governess.
      保罗有一位非常好的家庭女教师。
    2. When she was eighteen, she went out as a governess.
      她18岁时就去当家庭教师。
    3. When the governess first arrived the children played tricks on her.
      女家庭教师刚到的时候,孩子们都捉弄她。