Word · Frequency #10690
countess
伯爵夫人；女伯爵
female equivalent of a count or earl
- 1.
The wife of a count or earl.
伯爵或郡主的妻子。
- 2.
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
自身拥有伯爵爵位的女性；女伯爵领地的持有者。
伯爵或郡主的妻子。；自身拥有伯爵爵位的女性；女伯爵领地的持有者。；伯爵夫人；女伯爵
In use
The countess invited the villagers to her annual garden party.
As a countess, she managed the estate while her husband was abroad.
The young woman married an earl and became a countess.
the Countess of + [place]
英国贵族头衔通常与领地或地名连用，且首字母大写。
The Countess of Wessex attended the ceremony.
威塞克斯伯爵夫人出席了典礼。
become + a countess
表示获得伯爵夫人或女伯爵身份，常与 become、marry 等动词搭配。
She became a countess after her marriage.
她婚后成了伯爵夫人。
Common mistakes
There were two countess at the party.
Connections
Collocations
- the Countess of [place]
- ……伯爵夫人（封号）
- The Countess of Wessex opened the new hospital.威塞克斯伯爵夫人为新医院揭幕。
- dowager countess
- 伯爵遗孀；孀居的伯爵夫人
- The dowager countess lived quietly in the country.那位伯爵遗孀在乡间过着平静的生活。
- countess in her own right
- 凭自身权利拥有的女伯爵（非因婚姻）
- She was a countess in her own right.她是一位拥有自身爵位的女伯爵。
- be created countess
- 被授予女伯爵爵位
- She was created countess by the king.她被国王封为女伯爵。
Synonyms
- peeress
- 女贵族；有爵位的女子 · peeress 涵盖各个等级的贵族女性，范围比 countess 大；仅当泛指贵族身份时可替换，具体指伯爵夫人或女伯爵时不宜使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
count（伯爵）加上女性后缀 -ess，伯爵夫人/女伯爵。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical contexts、formal introductions、literature 伯爵夫人或女伯爵这个称呼通常用于正式或历史语境，比如介绍贵族身份或讲述历史故事；日常生活口语中较少出现，但并非刻意生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes fully with countess /ˈkaʊntɪs/. Count /kaʊnt/ and mount /maʊnt/ share the stressed vowel /aʊ/ and the /nt/ sound, but lack the final /ɪs/ syllable. The -ess group (hostess /ˈhoʊstəs/, actress /ˈæktrəs/, baroness /ˈbærənɪs/, princess /ˌprɪnˈses/) look similar in spelling only; they have different stressed vowels or stress positions and do not rhyme with countess.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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