Word · Frequency #16601
governesses
女家庭教师；家庭女教师
governesses is the plural of governess.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
- 1.
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
受雇在家里教育儿童的女人；女家庭教师。
- 2.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
受托照顾和监督孩子的女性(尤其是在私人家庭中)
受雇在家里教育儿童的女人；女家庭教师。；受托照顾和监督孩子的女性(尤其是在私人家庭中)
In use
The governess taught the children reading and arithmetic every morning.
When the family traveled abroad, the governess came along to look after the youngest child.
Many old novels feature a young governess who falls in love with the father of the house.
work as a governess (for [sb])
work as a governess 表示“担任家庭女教师”，for 后接雇主或家庭。
She worked as a governess for a wealthy family in London.
她在伦敦一个富裕人家做家庭女教师。
a governess to [sb]
to 后接被照顾的孩子，强调看管对象；for 更多表示雇佣关系。
She was a governess to the Earl's three children.
她是伯爵三个孩子的家庭女教师。
[sb]'s governess
所有格形式在口语中很常见，比 the governess of the children 更自然。
Connections
Collocations
- employ a governess
- 雇佣家庭女教师
- In the 19th century, wealthy families would employ a governess to educate their daughters at home.在19世纪，富裕家庭会雇佣家庭女教师在家教育女儿。
- serve as a governess
- 担任家庭女教师
- After finishing school, she went to Russia to serve as a governess for a noble family.毕业后，她去了俄国，为一个贵族家庭担任家庭女教师。
- governess to the children
- 孩子的家庭女教师
- She was hired as governess to the children of the local doctor.她被聘为当地医生孩子们的家庭女教师。
- a live-in governess
- 住家家庭女教师
- The family advertised for a live-in governess who could also teach music and French.这家人登广告招聘一位住家家庭女教师，要求还能教音乐和法语。
- the children's governess
- 孩子们的家庭女教师
- The children's governess took them for a walk in the park every afternoon.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
governess 拆成 govern（管理）+ -ess（女性后缀），联想为“管理孩子学习的女性”，即家庭女教师。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical or literary texts、private household settings in older periods governess 多用于指旧时或文学作品中受雇于私人家庭、负责照管和教导孩子的女性家庭教师；在现代日常口语中比较少见，通常带有历史或正式色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
governess /ˈɡʌvɝnəs/ 的重音在首音节，末尾 -ness 读作 /nəs/。witness、happiness、kindness、stillness、business 都以 -ness 拼写并读作 /nəs/，但重音和元音不同，不能算押韵。govern /ˈɡʌvərn/ 是拼写相似的形近词，结尾读音不同，注意区分。
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。
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。
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