a dowager
该词侧重指继承亡夫遗产或爵位的寡妇，多用于正式或历史语境。
After her husband died, she was acknowledged as a dowager.
丈夫去世后，她被承认为遗孀。
遗孀
拥有亡夫遗留财产或头衔的寡妇；贵族或从男爵的遗孀；与亡夫生前所持头衔组合使用；举止高贵的女士,尤指年长者；继承遗产或爵位的寡妇；[法] 受有亡失遗产的寡；妇寡君贵妇人
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
拥有亡夫遗留财产或头衔的寡妇
A widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
贵族或从男爵的遗孀；与亡夫生前所持头衔组合使用
The widow of the holder of a title (usually a member of the peerage or a baronet); used in combination with the title she held during her husband's lifetime.
举止高贵的女士,尤指年长者
Any lady of dignified bearing, especially an older one.
The dowager still lives in the large house her husband left her.
这位遗孀仍住在她丈夫留给她的那栋大房子里。
用法提示：此处 dowager 为名词，指继承亡夫财产的寡妇。
After the funeral, the dowager decided to sell some of the land she had inherited.
葬礼后，这位遗孀决定卖掉她继承的部分土地。
用法提示：名词 dowager 表示从亡夫处继承财产的寡妇。
The two dowagers met every month to discuss how to manage their late husbands' estates.
这两位遗孀每月见面，讨论如何管理已故丈夫的遗产。
用法提示：复数 dowagers 作名词，指多位继承亡夫遗产的寡妇。
该词侧重指继承亡夫遗产或爵位的寡妇，多用于正式或历史语境。
After her husband died, she was acknowledged as a dowager.
丈夫去世后，她被承认为遗孀。
dowager 置于头衔之前时，表示该头衔持有人的遗孀，例如 dowager empress（皇太后）。
The dowager queen attended the state banquet.
王太后出席了国宴。
queen dowager 与 dowager queen 同义，前者在英式英语中更正式。
The queen dowager lives in a separate wing.
王太后住在单独的一翼。
widow 泛指丧偶女性，不强调财产或爵位；dowager 特指继承亡夫遗产或头衔的贵寡妇，常含社会地位高的语感。
grammar · medium
易错句子His mother is a dowager; his father died last year.
正确表达His mother is a widow; his father died last year.
dowager 特指继承亡夫遗产或爵位的寡妇，不能泛指任何丧偶女性；泛指丧偶女性应用 widow。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her parents gave the groom a generous dowager.
正确表达Her parents gave the groom a generous dowry.
dowager 意为“遗孀、贵妇人”，而“嫁妆”是 dowry；两者拼写和发音相近，但含义完全不同。
dowager 特指继承亡夫遗产或爵位的寡妇，常带贵族身份；widow 泛指丧偶女性，不涉及财产或头衔。
dowager 指寡妇身份，dowry 指结婚时女方带到夫家的财物，拼写相近但意义完全不同。
dower 指法律上寡妇应得的遗产权益，是抽象权利；dowager 指拥有该权益或爵位的寡妇本人。
王太后；先王遗孀
The dowager queen attended the ceremony.
王太后出席了典礼。
皇太后；先皇遗孀
The dowager empress lived in seclusion.
皇太后深居简出。
公爵遗孀
The dowager duchess donated money to the hospital.
公爵遗孀向医院捐了款。
伯爵遗孀
The dowager countess is known for her sharp remarks.
这位伯爵遗孀以言辞犀利闻名。
dow- (dower) + -ager (one who has; from French)
shares root dow- (dower/dowry)
root dow-
en- + dow- (same root dow-)
dowager 指继承亡夫遗产的寡妇，遗产是核心概念。
亡夫留下的财产常以不动产形式由 dowager 继承。
dowager 可能继承或保留贵族头衔。
dowager 的身份状态属于孀居，强调丧夫后的身份。
dowager 常与贵族爵位的继承和保有有关。
伯爵遗孀：‘周末是什么？’
Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, says this in Downton Abbey to mock the modern idea of a weekend. The word 'dowager' refers to a widow who holds a title or property from her late husband.
《唐顿庄园》中，格兰瑟姆伯爵遗孀维奥莱特·克劳利用这句台词讽刺‘周末’这个现代观念。dowager 指继承亡夫爵位或财产的寡妇。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.