Word · Frequency #27063
baroness
男爵夫人
the wife or widow of a baron
- 1.
The wife of a baron.
男爵的妻子。
- 2.
A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.
自身拥有男爵爵位的女性；女男爵领地的统治者。
女男爵；男爵的妻子。；自身拥有男爵爵位的女性；女男爵领地的统治者。；女性男爵
In use
The baroness opened the charity ball with a short speech.
The old baroness lived in a small castle near the river.
Each year the baroness invites the village children to tea.
Baroness + [surname]
Baroness 用作头衔时放在姓氏前，不加冠词；可指女男爵或男爵夫人。
Baroness Smith opened the new library.
史密斯女男爵为新图书馆揭幕。
a/the + baroness
泛指用 a，特指用 the；复数形式为 baronesses。
A baroness is a noblewoman with the rank of baron.
女男爵是拥有男爵爵位的女性贵族。
Common mistakes
She became baroness after her husband died.
Connections
Collocations
- Baroness [surname]
- （对……的称呼）男爵夫人／女男爵
- Baroness Smith will open the conference.史密斯男爵夫人将宣布大会开幕。
- become a baroness
- 成为男爵夫人／女男爵
- Her sister became a baroness when she married a nobleman.她姐姐嫁给一位贵族后成为了男爵夫人。
- create someone a baroness
- 册封某人为女男爵
- The prime minister recommended that the queen create her a baroness.首相建议女王册封她为女男爵。
- a baroness in her own right
- 凭自身资格的女男爵
- She was a baroness in her own right, having inherited the peerage.她是凭自身资格的女男爵，继承了这个贵族爵位。
- the title of baroness
- 男爵夫人／女男爵的称号
- She gave up the title of baroness after the divorce.离婚后她放弃了男爵夫人的称号。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：男爵(baron)加上阴性后缀-ess，如同actress，便成了女男爵或男爵夫人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、正式文书 该词本身属于中性标准用语，不带明显的口语或俚语色彩；但在实际使用中比较常见于正式场合，如新闻报道、历史叙述或官方文书，日常对话中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 baroness 一样以 -ess 结尾，但只是拼写相似，发音并不相同。baroness 读作 /ˈbærənis/，重音在第一个音节；本列表中的词也大多重读第一个音节，但元音不同，因此没有一个词与 baroness 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.